Holger Rune and Ben Shelton will face off in the 1st round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 8:30 pm on ESTADIO. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Holger Rune who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Holger Rune is the pick to win this match.
Holger Rune -> 1.41
Ben Shelton -> 2.91
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Prediction and head to head Holger Rune vs. Ben Shelton
There is no head to head record between Holger Rune and Ben Shelton since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Holger Rune
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17-11 | 9-5 | 6-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 45-24 | 21-12 | 11-6 | 10-4 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-24 | 10-10 | 16-4 | 11-8 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-27 | 8-9 | 21-11 | 21-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 73-29 | 11-5 | 41-17 | 21-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 10, Holger will start his run in Acapulco after he played his last match in Rotterdam where he lost 6-4 4-0 ret. to Brouwer in the 2nd round on the 16th of February.
Rune has an overall 8-4 win-loss record in 2023, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Holger’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Montpellier.
Talking about his overall career, Rune has an overall 170-86 record. He has a positive 23-22 record on hard.
Previously in Acapulco
The Dane has never competed in this tournament before.
Ben Shelton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15-10 | 9-5 | 5-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-26 | 22-13 | 8-4 | 8-5 | 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. 42, Shelton will start his run in Acapulco after he played his last match in Delray Beach where he lost 6-4 6-4 to Giron in the 1st round on the 14th of February.
Shelton has an overall 5-4 win-loss record in 2023, 5-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Shelton has an overall 63-22 record. He has a positive 28-16 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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- Jacopo BerrettiniBerrettini – Luciano DarderiDarderi (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Taro DanielDaniel – Brandon HoltHolt (4-6 6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Nick ChappellChappell – Jose StathamStatham (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Guido AndreozziAndreozzi – Elias YmerYmer (7-611 6-3) – See score progression
- Taro DanielDaniel – Brandon HoltHolt (4-6 6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Nick ChappellChappell – Jose StathamStatham (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Jacopo BerrettiniBerrettini – Luciano DarderiDarderi (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Guido AndreozziAndreozzi – Elias YmerYmer (7-6(11) 6-3) – See score progression
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