Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul will face off in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Wednesday. Both players are from the USA and they seem to be destined to be among the top representative of their country for the years to come. Ben Shelton decided to play in the upcoming tournament in Dallas that will be staged from the 6th of February, joining Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe. Tommy Paul is not on the entry list.
Main Draw
| Seed | Player | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Â Â T.Fritz | 9 |
| 2 | Â Â F.Tiafoe | 17 |
| 3 | Â Â M.Kecmanovic | 28 |
| 4 | Â Â J.Brooksby | 48 |
| 5 | Â Â R.Opelka | 37 |
| 6 | Â Â J.Isner | 42 |
| 7 | Â Â A.Mannarino | 43 |
| 8 | Â Â B.Nakashima | 47 |
| Â Â S.Kwon | 84 | |
| Â Â M.Giron | 60 | |
| Â Â M.McDonald | 63 | |
| Â Â J.Wolf | 66 | |
| Â Â J.Lehecka | 78 | |
| Â Â I.Ivashka | 72 | |
| Â Â O.Otte | 74 | |
| Â Â J.Thompson | 85 | |
| Â Â B.Shelton | 92 | |
| Â Â D.Altmaier | 91 | |
| Â Â T.Daniel | 95 | |
| Â Â R.Albot | 100 | |
| Â Â E.Gomez | 101 | |
| Â Â J.Sock (WC) | ||
| Â Â L.Krall (WC) |
| Alternates | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Â Â D.Kudla | 102 |
| 2 | Â Â M.Mmoh | 109 |
| 3 | Â Â S.Johnson | 114 |
| 4 | Â Â Y.Wu | 116 |
| 5 | Â Â C.Tseng | 117 |
| 6 | Â Â P.Andujar | 121 |
| 7 | Â Â C.Eubanks | 123 |
| 8 | Â Â F.Verdasco | 125 |
| 9 | Â Â Y.Bhambri | 127 |
| 10 | Â Â A.Vukic | 129 |
| 11 | Â Â J.Sock | 130 |
| 12 | Â Â M.Marterer | 141 |
| 13 | Â Â J.Millman | 148 |
| 14 | Â Â M.Guinard | 151 |
| 15 | Â Â J.Duckworth | 157 |
| 16 | Â Â A.Kovacevic | 163 |
| 17 | Â Â R.Hijikata | 169 |
| 18 | Â Â G.Blancaneaux | 173 |
| 19 | Â Â J.Ficovich | 180 |
| 20 | Â Â R.Olivo | 183 |
Shelton at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently the world no.89 (career-high), the American has managed to achieve a composed 5-2 match record in 2023. Ben is currently playing at the Australian Open where he ousted the world no.96 Zhizhen Zhang 4-6 6-3 6-2 2-6 7-64, the world no.154 Nicolas Jarry 7-63 7-63 7-5, the world no.113 Alexei Popyrin 6-3 7-64 6-4 and the world no.67 Jeff Wolf 6-75 6-2 6-74 7-64 6-2.
Ben Shelton will play the world no.35 Tommy Paul in the quarter on Wednesday at 2:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena. They have never played each other till now in top competitions.
He is also scheduled to play in Delray Beach (Delray Beach Open) after Dallas. The main draw will start on the 6th of February.
Paul at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2023
LLWWWWLWWL Ranked world no.35, Tommy owns a 5-1 match record in 2023. The American is participating at the Australian Open where he defeated the world no.167 Jan-Lennard Struff 6-1 7-66 6-2, the world no.32 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2 2-6 6-74 6-3 6-4, the world no.39 Jenson Brooksby 6-1 6-4 6-3 and the world no.25 Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-5.
Tommy Paul will take on the world no.89 Ben Shelton in the quarter on Wednesday at 2:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena. In the past, they have never competed against each other as of now on the main tour.
Paul is scheduled to compete next in Delray Beach (Delray Beach Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 13th of February.
Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul have never squared off.
Taylor Fritz in 2023
WLWWLWLLWW Currently the world no.9, Fritz played his last match on the 19th of January when he was defeated by world no.113 Alexei Popyrin 6-7(4) 7-6(2) 6-4 6-7(6) 6-2 in the 2nd round in the Australian Open (draw).
At the moment, during this season Taylor has a 5-2 match record. The American clinched 1 title in Australia.
Frances Tiafoe in 2023
LLWLWLWLLW Now ranked no.17 (career-high), the American played his last match on the 20th of January when he surrendered to world no.20 Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-6(9) in the 3rd round in the Australian Open (draw).
At the moment, during this season Tiafoe has a 7-1 record. This year, the American won 1 title in Australia.
Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe played each other 6 times. The head to head is 5-1 for Fritz. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Taylor Fritz won 7-6(3) 7-6(2) in the final in Tokyo (Rakuten Japan Open) in October 2022.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
