Ben Shelton powers past Fabio Fognini 6-4 6-1 in the 1st round in Indian Wells on Thursday after playing a solid match to clash against Taylor Fritz in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 10 minutes.
The American added to his prize money $ 12,225 after winning this match. He has already won $ 30,885 after this win. If he wins the next match, the American will add $ 24,885 to his earnings to get in total $ 55,770 in total.
Highlights Ben Shelton vs. Fabio Fognini BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells
Shelton’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the American scored 58 points vs. Fabio’s 43.
Shelton
Shelton was pretty focused in converting 57% of the break points that he conquered (4/7).
Fognini
On the other side, the Italian had some problems converting his break points (only 20% – 1/5). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this encounter, the head to head between Shelton and Fognini is 1-0 for Ben.
Draw and next match H2H: Ben Shelton vs. Taylor Fritz – stats
Shelton will square off with Fritz in the 2nd round.
There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Shelton was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Fabio Fognini in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, the American succeeded in coming back to break the Italian in the 4th (2-2) gamein the 10th game before winning the set (6-4) after breaking his opponent in the last game.
Shelton failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 40.
The American converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 0-40) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40 and 15-40). In addition on the other side, Fabio converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40) and the 7th game (3-3 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 64 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 6 points more than Fognini (35-29). Shelton lost 16 points on serve (24-16). on the other side of the net, Fabio conceded 11 points on serve (13-11).
Shelton commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Fabio Fognini in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Ben managed to boost his lead after breaking Fognini in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).
The American converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 0-40). On the other side, Fognini wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 5th game (1-3 40-A).
They contested 37 points. Ben was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than Fabio (23-14). Shelton lost 8 points on serve (15-8). On the other side, Fabio conceded 8 points on serve (6-8).
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