Christopher Eubanks and Ben Shelton will square off in the final of the Charlottesville Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 1:00 pm on BRENDA MYERS COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ben Shelton who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ben Shelton is the pick to win this match.
Ben Shelton -> 1.666
Christopher Eubanks -> 2.16
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Prediction and head to head Christopher Eubanks vs. Ben Shelton
There is no head to head record between Christopher Eubanks and Ben Shelton since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Christopher Eubanks
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23-27 | 11-11 | 0-7 | 8-4 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-26 | 24-16 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 14-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-26 | 24-16 | 1-2 | 14-6 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-21 | 19-13 | 0-1 | 11-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-8 | 12-6 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 135, Eubanks reached the final after beating Nicolas Alvarez Varona 6-1 7-63, Aziz Dougaz 7-5 7-68, Juncheng Shang 4-6 6-1 7-68 and Emilio Nava 7-5 4-6 6-3.
In the semifinal, The American defeated Nava (7-5 4-6 6-3). During the match, Eubanks scored 101 points vs Nava’s 91. Eubanks was exceptionally aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Talking about the service games, Eubanks fired 10 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Christopher Eubanks was pretty efficient on serve to win 77% (46/60) of his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The American broke Nava 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Christopher has lost 2 set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Eubanks has a winning win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 57% of his matches (164-126). 7-3 on indoor hard courts in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Eubanks has a compiled34-22 match record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
Eubanks’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Gwangju Challenger and the Charlottesville Challenger.
Eubanks has a compiled 36-23 win-loss record in 2022, 7-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Charlottesville Challenger
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. 156 (career-high), the American reached the final after defeating Chris Rodesch 6-4 6-3, Brandon Holt 6-3 6-4, Lucas Gerch 6-3 7-5 and Paul Jubb 7-66 3-6 7-5.
In the semifinal, Shelton defeated Jubb (7-66 3-6 7-5).During the match Shelton scored less points (4) than Jubb. In fact, the world no. 135 won 108 points vs Jubb’s. That means that Shelton was more focused during the important points. Ben was extremely aggressive to blast 50 winners.
About the serving games, Shelton blasted 14 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Ben Shelton was extremely efficient on serve to win 72% (50/69) of his 1st serve and 51% (22/43) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Shelton broke Jubb 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The American’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Rome Challenger,the Chicago Challenger and the Tiburon Challenger.
Ben has a compiled 29-11 win-loss record in 2022, 13-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Charlottesville Challenger
Shelton has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Eubanks | Shelton |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 106 | 93 |
| Pts | 365-316 | 311-271 |
| Total Points | 681 | 582 |
| Winners | 167 | 142 |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% |
Both Eubanks and Shelton played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Christopher Eubanks dropped 2 sets, while Ben Shelton dropped 1 set. Eubanks has played 1 set more than Shelton (10 vs 9). Therefore, Eubanks played 13 games more than Shelton. The American scored 167 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Ben recorded 142 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Eubanks | Shelton |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 38 | 37 |
| Avg per match | 9.5 | 9.3 |
| 1st in | 219/328 | 186/297 |
| %1st in | 67% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 167/219 | 142/186 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 59/109 | 66/111 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 59% |
Eubanks made 38 aces (9.5 per match). Shelton recorded 37 aces (9.3 per match). Eubanks won 76% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Shelton won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Eubanks | Shelton |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 9 |
| Converted | 12/35 | 9/25 |
| % Converted | 34% | 36% |
| Conceded | 18 | 11 |
| Saved | 11 | 8 |
| % Saved | 61% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 3 |
The American broke his opponents 12 times with a 34% conversion rate. Christopher surrendered his serve 7 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded. Ben broke his opponents 9 times with a 36% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.
| Eubanks | ||||||
| R1 Alvarez |
R2 Dougaz |
1/4 Shang |
1/2 Nava |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-63 | 7-5 7-68 | 4-6 6-1 7-68 | 7-5 4-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 106 | |
| pts | 74-57 | 90-77 | 100-91 | 101-91 | 365-316 | |
| Total points | 131 | 167 | 191 | 192 | 681 | |
| Winners | 34 | 42 | 45 | 46 | 167 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 47% | 45% | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 38 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 43/65 | 55/85 | 61/90 | 60/88 | 219/328 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 65% | 68% | 68% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 34/43 | 42/55 | 45/61 | 46/60 | 167/219 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 76% | 74% | 77% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/22 | 16/30 | 14/29 | 15/28 | 59/109 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 53% | 48% | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 3/6 | 4/12 | 3/11 | 12/35 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 50% | 33% | 27% | 34% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 3/5 | 4/7 | 2/4 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 60% | 57% | 50% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Shelton | ||||||
| R1 Rodesch |
R2 Holt |
1/4 Gerch |
1/2 Jubb |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 7-5 | 7-66 3-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | 21 | 34 | 93 | |
| pts | 61-44 | 67-53 | 75-62 | 108-112 | 311-271 | |
| Total points | 105 | 120 | 137 | 220 | 582 | |
| Winners | 29 | 29 | 34 | 50 | 142 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 43% | 45% | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 8 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 37 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 34/55 | 36/60 | 47/70 | 69/112 | 186/297 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 60% | 67% | 62% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 29/34 | 29/36 | 34/47 | 50/69 | 142/186 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 81% | 72% | 72% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/21 | 15/24 | 15/23 | 22/43 | 66/111 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 63% | 65% | 51% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 2/9 | 2/3 | 3/9 | 9/25 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 22% | 67% | 33% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 6/9 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 100% | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
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