Paul gets the better of Shelton in the quarter. HIGHLIGHTS – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

    AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Paul topples Shelton to take on Novak Djokovic in the semifinal

    By
    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Tommy Paul vs. Ben Shelton

    Tommy Paul beats Ben Shelton 7-6(6) 6-3 5-7 6-4 in the quarter in Melbourne on Wednesday in what was an all-American affair. Paul will square off with Novak Djokovic in the semifinal. The battle lasted 3 hours and 6 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do in the past was reaching the 3rd round in 2020. Here you can see his history at this event.

    Paul
    Melbourne
    Paul's Record

    Tommy added to his prize money $ 369,750 after winning this match. He has won already $ 925,000 so far in this event. If he wins the next match, Tommy will add $ 700,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 1,625,000.

    Highlights Tommy Paul vs. Ben Shelton Australian Open – Melbourne

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Paul
    Shelton
    Tommy Paul
    7-66 6-3 5-7
    6-4
    3h:06
    Ben Shelton
    152
    152
    Total points
    127
    127
    66
    66
    Winners
    71
    71
    43%
    43%
    Ratio Winners
    56%
    56%
    26
    26
    Unforced
    50
    50
    34%
    34%
    Ratio Unforced
    66%
    66%
    23/28
    23/28
    Net Approaches
    25/36
    25/36
    82%
    82%
    Perc
    69%
    69%
    -- Serve --
    7
    7
    Aces
    24
    24
    3
    3
    Double Faults
    6
    6
    66%
    66%
    1st in
    58%
    58%
    86%
    86%
    1st won
    76%
    76%
    66/77
    66/77
    1st won
    71/94
    71/94
    68%
    68%
    2nd won
    47%
    47%
    27/40
    27/40
    2nd won
    32/68
    32/68
    212
    212
    Fastest serve
    220
    220
    186
    186
    AVG 1st Serve
    197
    197
    147
    147
    AVG 2nd Serve
    173
    173
    -- Break Points --
    3/15
    3/15
    Total
    2/4
    2/4
    20%
    20%
    Won
    50%
    50%
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    At the end of the match, Paul scored 152 points vs. Shelton’s 127.

    Paul

    Paul served pretty well to win 86% of the points (66/77) behind his first serve, and he won 68% points (27/40) on his second serve. Paul won this match even if he was struggling when converting his break points as he converted only 20% (3/15) of the procured opportunities.

    Shelton

    On the other side, Ben was pretty good at converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (2/4). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the encounter.

    After this match, the head to head between Paul and Shelton is 1-0 for Tommy.

    Draw and next match H2H: Tommy Paul vs. Novak Djokovic – stats

    Paul will play Djokovic in the semifinal.

    There is no head to head record between Tommy Paul and Novak Djokovic since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

    Tommy Paul Draw info

    Live score progression and stats

    1st Set -
    Paul 7-6
    PaulShelton
    7
    6
    S
    0
    1
    P
    1
    1
    P
    2
    1
    S
    2
    2
    S
    2
    3
    P
    3
    3
    P
    4
    3
    S
    4
    4
    S
    4
    5
    P
    5
    5
    P
    5
    6
    S
    6
    6
    S
    7
    6
    P
    8
    6
    PaulShelton
    6
    6
    15
    0
    30
    0
    30
    15
    30
    30
    40
    30
    PaulShelton
    5
    6
    0
    15
    15
    15
    15
    30
    30
    30
    30
    40
    PaulShelton
    5
    5
    15
    0
    15
    15
    30
    15
    40
    15
    PaulShelton
    4
    5
    0
    15
    15
    15
    15
    30
    15
    40
    PaulShelton
    4
    4
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40
    0
    PaulShelton
    3
    4
    15
    0
    15
    15
    15
    30
    30
    30
    30
    40
    40
    40
    40
    A
    PaulShelton
    3
    3
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40
    0
    PaulShelton
    2
    3
    0
    15
    0
    30
    15
    30
    15
    40
    30
    40
    PaulShelton
    2
    2
    15
    0
    15
    15
    30
    15
    40
    15
    PaulShelton
    1
    2
    15
    0
    15
    15
    30
    15
    30
    30
    40
    30
    40
    40
    40
    A
    PaulShelton
    1
    1
    15
    0
    15
    15
    30
    15
    30
    30
    40
    30
    PaulShelton
    0
    1
    0
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40

    Both players were too good on serve during this set and the fight went to the breaker. Eventually, Tommy won a thrilling breaker 8-6 after a huge fight with 14 points played.

    Tiebreak

    Paul won 3 minibreaks in the 12th (6-6), 13th (7-6) and 14th (8-6) point. On the other side, Ben won a minibreak in the 11th (6-5) point.

    This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6

    Paul wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 3rd game (1-1 30-40). Paul saved 2 set points when he was 4-5 and 5-6 down. On the other side, Paul didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They contested 81 points. Tommy conquered the set after winning 5 points more than Ben (43-38). Tommy surrendered 7 points on serve (29-7). In addition, on the other side, Ben conceded 14 points on serve (31-14).

    2nd Set -
    Paul 6-3
    PaulShelton
    6
    3
    0
    15
    15
    15
    30
    15
    40
    15
    PaulShelton
    5
    3
    0
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40
    PaulShelton
    5
    2
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40
    0
    PaulShelton
    4
    2
    0
    15
    15
    15
    15
    30
    30
    30
    40
    30
    40
    40
    A
    40
    PaulShelton
    3
    2
    15
    0
    15
    15
    15
    30
    15
    40
    30
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    PaulShelton
    2
    2
    15
    0
    15
    15
    30
    15
    30
    30
    40
    30
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    40
    40
    A
    PaulShelton
    2
    1
    15
    0
    15
    15
    30
    15
    40
    15
    PaulShelton
    1
    1
    15
    0
    30
    0
    30
    15
    30
    30
    30
    40
    PaulShelton
    1
    0
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40
    0

    The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Tommy conquered in the 6th game (4-2) just before ultimately winning the set (6-3).

    Paul converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 6th game (3-2 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Shelton was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40).

    They played 56 points. Paul was the one to win the set after conquering 10 more points than Ben (33-23). Paul conceded 5 points on serve (21-5). on the other side of the net, Ben conceded 12 points on serve (18-12).

    3rd Set -
    Shelton 7-5
    SheltonPaul
    7
    5
    0
    15
    0
    30
    15
    30
    30
    30
    30
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    SheltonPaul
    6
    5
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40
    0
    SheltonPaul
    5
    5
    0
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40
    SheltonPaul
    5
    4
    0
    15
    0
    30
    15
    30
    15
    40
    30
    40
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    40
    A
    40
    SheltonPaul
    4
    4
    0
    15
    0
    30
    15
    30
    30
    30
    40
    30
    SheltonPaul
    3
    4
    15
    0
    15
    15
    15
    30
    30
    30
    40
    30
    40
    40
    40
    A
    SheltonPaul
    3
    3
    0
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40
    15
    40
    SheltonPaul
    3
    2
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40
    0
    SheltonPaul
    2
    2
    0
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40
    SheltonPaul
    2
    1
    0
    15
    0
    30
    15
    30
    30
    30
    30
    40
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    40
    A
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    40
    A
    40
    SheltonPaul
    1
    1
    0
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40
    SheltonPaul
    1
    0
    0
    15
    15
    15
    30
    15
    30
    30
    40
    30
    40
    40
    A
    40

    Shelton clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 7th (3-4) game, Ben broke back in the 8th (4-4) and in the 12th game to win the set 7-5.

    Shelton was on the money in converting all his break points in the 7th (3-4 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Paul was on the money in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 7th (3-3 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

    They contested 83 points. This was a hard-fought set and finally Ben won barely 1 point more than Paul (42-41). Ben lost 20 points on serve (32-20). In addition, on the other side, Tommy conceded 10 points on serve (21-10).

    4th Set -
    Paul 6-4
    PaulShelton
    6
    4
    15
    0
    15
    15
    30
    15
    40
    15
    PaulShelton
    5
    4
    0
    15
    15
    15
    15
    30
    15
    40
    30
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    40
    40
    A
    PaulShelton
    5
    3
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40
    0
    40
    15
    PaulShelton
    4
    3
    15
    0
    15
    15
    15
    30
    15
    40
    30
    40
    PaulShelton
    4
    2
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40
    0
    PaulShelton
    3
    2
    15
    0
    15
    15
    30
    15
    30
    30
    40
    30
    40
    40
    40
    A
    PaulShelton
    3
    1
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40
    0
    PaulShelton
    2
    1
    15
    0
    15
    15
    15
    30
    15
    40
    PaulShelton
    2
    0
    15
    0
    15
    15
    30
    15
    40
    15
    PaulShelton
    1
    0
    15
    0
    15
    15
    30
    15
    40
    15

    Paul didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Ben Shelton in the 1st game (1-0). That break turned to be decisive for Paul to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks anymore.

    Paul converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A). On the other side, Paul didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They played 59 points. Paul conquered the set after winning 11 points more than Ben (35-24). Tommy was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (20-3). Regarding the other side of the net, Ben conceded 15 points on serve (21-15).

    1st
    Paul
    Shelton
    7-6
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    6
    5
    5
    4
    5
    4
    4
    3
    4
    3
    3
    2
    3
    2
    2
    1
    2
    1
    1
    0
    1
    2nd
    Paul
    Shelton
    6-3
    6
    3
    5
    3
    5
    2
    4
    2
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    0
    3rd
    Paul
    Shelton
    5-7
    5
    7
    5
    6
    5
    5
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    2
    3
    2
    2
    1
    2
    1
    1
    0
    1
    4th
    Paul
    Shelton
    6-4
    6
    4
    5
    4
    5
    3
    4
    3
    4
    2
    3
    2
    3
    1
    2
    1
    2
    0
    1
    0
     

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