Ben Shelton and Zachary Svajda will play each other in the final of the Tiburon Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 1:00 pm on STADIUM COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ben Shelton who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ben Shelton is the pick to win this match.
Ben Shelton -> 1.31
Zachary Svajda -> 3.32
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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Zachary Svajda
There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Zachary Svajda since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Ben Shelton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42-25 | 22-13 | 8-4 | 8-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-26 | 21-13 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-11 | 16-9 | 0-0 | 24-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-7 | 7-3 | 5-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 177, Ben reached the final after defeating Roberto Quiroz 3-6 6-2 7-64, Sam Riffice 6-3 6-2, Mitchell Krueger 6-3 6-4 and Denis Kudla 3-6 6-4 3-0 ret..
In the semifinal against Kudla, the American had a free pass after Kudla retired on a 3-6 6-4 3-0 . scoreline.
Shelton has a fantastic match record in the last 2 years having won 73% of his matches (41-15). 14-6 on hard in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Shelton has an aggregate21-9 record in the last 2 years on hard.
Shelton’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Rome Challenger and the Chicago Challenger.
Shelton has an aggregate 23-8 win-loss record in 2022, 14-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tiburon Challenger
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Zachary Svajda
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-35 | 27-21 | 2-4 | 2-5 | 6-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-24 | 28-8 | 2-6 | 10-6 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-23 | 25-14 | 0-3 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-13 | 24-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-6 | 5-3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 379, Svajda reached the final after defeating August Holmgren 4-6 6-3 7-65, Michael Mmoh 6-3 5-7 7-64, Ernesto Escobedo 6-3 7-63 and Alexis Galarneau 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, Zachary had a good straight sets win against Escobedo (6-3 7-63). During the match Svajda scored 78 points vs Escobedo’s 63. The American was very aggressive to blast 39 winners.
About the serving games, Svajda made 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Zachary Svajda lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Svajda put 67% of his first serves in, winning 81% (39/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (11/24) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Escobedo twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Svajda has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Zachary’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 Los Angeles and M15 Fountain Valley.
Zachary has a compiled 22-18 win-loss record in 2022, 22-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shelton | Svajda |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 88 | 108 |
| Pts | 289-240 | 379-346 |
| Total Points | 529 | 725 |
| Winners | 109 | 163 |
| %Winners | 38% | 43% |
Both Shelton and Svajda played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ben Shelton conceded 2 sets, while Zachary Svajda conceded 2 sets. Shelton has played 1 set more than Svajda (11 vs 10). However, it’s interesting to notice that Shelton played 20 games less than Svajda. Shelton scored 109 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Zachary bagged 163 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shelton | Svajda |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 21 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 5.3 | 3 |
| 1st in | 149/252 | 240/405 |
| %1st in | 59% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 109/149 | 163/240 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 62/103 | 77/165 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 47% |
Shelton scored 21 aces (5.3 per match). Svajda managed to score 12 aces (3 per match). Shelton won 73% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Svajda won 68% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Shelton | Svajda |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 17 |
| Converted | 13/39 | 17/41 |
| % Converted | 33% | 41% |
| Conceded | 14 | 39 |
| Saved | 7 | 25 |
| % Saved | 50% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 14 |
Shelton broke his opponents 13 times with a 33% conversion rate. Shelton conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Zachary broke his opponents 17 times with a 41% conversion rate. Svajda conceded his serve 14 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.
| Shelton | ||||||
| R1 Quiroz |
R2 Riffice |
1/4 Krueger |
1/2 Kudla |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-2 7-64 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 6-4 | 3-6 6-4 3-0 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 88 | |
| pts | 92-82 | 63-41 | 70-59 | 64-58 | 289-240 | |
| Total points | 174 | 104 | 129 | 122 | 529 | |
| Winners | 42 | 18 | 29 | 20 | 109 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 29% | 41% | 31% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 55/87 | 26/49 | 41/62 | 27/54 | 149/252 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 53% | 66% | 50% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 42/55 | 18/26 | 29/41 | 20/27 | 109/149 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 69% | 71% | 74% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/32 | 16/23 | 14/21 | 14/27 | 62/103 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 70% | 67% | 52% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 4/14 | 2/8 | 4/9 | 13/39 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 29% | 25% | 44% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 0% | 100% | 25% | 46% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| Svajda | ||||||
| R1 Holmgren |
R2 Mmoh |
1/4 Escobedo |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 7-65 | 6-3 5-7 7-64 | 6-3 7-63 | |||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Tot Games | 32 | 34 | 22 | 88 | ||
| pts | 103-96 | 124-123 | 78-63 | 305-282 | ||
| Total points | 199 | 247 | 141 | 587 | ||
| Winners | 40 | 49 | 39 | 128 | ||
| %Winners | 39% | 40% | 50% | 42% | ||
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| Double Faults | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 1st in | 57/105 | 83/147 | 48/72 | 188/324 | ||
| % 1st in | 54% | 56% | 67% | 58% | ||
| 1st pts | 40/57 | 49/83 | 39/48 | 128/188 | ||
| % 1st pts | 70% | 59% | 81% | 68% | ||
| 2nd pts | 28/48 | 29/64 | 11/24 | 68/136 | ||
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 45% | 46% | 50% | ||
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Converted | 3/8 | 7/15 | 2/8 | 12/31 | ||
| Converted % | 38% | 47% | 25% | 39% | ||
| Conceded | 7 | 21 | 2 | 30 | ||
| Saved | 4/7 | 14/21 | 1/2 | 19 | ||
| Saved % | 57% | 67% | 50% | 44% | ||
| Times Broken | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | ||
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