Ben Shelton and Laslo Djere will play each other in the semifinal of the Cagliari Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 7:30 pm on CENTRALE. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ben Shelton who should win in 3 sets.
Ben Shelton -> 1.75
Laslo Djere -> 2.02
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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Laslo Djere
There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Laslo Djere since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Ben Shelton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40-24 | 23-9 | 7-5 | 4-6 | 6-4 | 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. 38, the American got to the semifinal after defeating Fabian Marozsan 6-4 7-66 and Giulio Zeppieri 6-4 4-6 7-5.
In the quarter, The American defeated Zeppieri (6-4 4-6 7-5). During the match, Shelton scored 90 points vs Zeppieri’s 86. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Talking about the service games, Shelton scored 6 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Ben Shelton was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 73% (43/59) of his 1st serve and 56% (18/32) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Ben broke Zeppieri 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ben has conceded 1 set in this event to win 51% of the points he played.
Shelton has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 3 years having won 70% of his matches (68-29). 4-4 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Shelton has an aggregate9-6 match record in the last 3 years on clay.
The American has a compiled 10-11 win-loss record in 2023, 4-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cagliari Challenger
Shelton has never competed in this tournament before.
Laslo Djere
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25-21 | 1-4 | 17-7 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 23-23 | 2-5 | 15-12 | 6-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-28 | 9-9 | 19-12 | 7-4 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-28 | 9-8 | 13-11 | 6-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-27 | 2-8 | 17-12 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 70, Laslo got to the semifinal after beating Jozef Kovalik 6-4 6-2 and Thanasi Kokkinakis 3-6 6-1 6-1.
In the quarter against Kokkinakis, Laslo recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-1 6-1). During the match Djere scored 91 points vs Kokkinakis’s 70. Djere was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about serving, Djere fired 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Laslo Djere lost the serve twice and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Djere put 64% of his first serves in, winning 66% (35/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (18/30) on the 2nd serve. Djere broke Kokkinakis 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Laslo has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Djere has a composed 14-11 win-loss record in 2023, 8-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shelton | Djere |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 55 | 41 |
| Pts | 180-173 | 151-117 |
| Total Points | 353 | 268 |
| Winners | 82 | 61 |
| %Winners | 46% | 40% |
Both Shelton and Djere played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ben Shelton conceded 1 set, while Laslo Djere dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Shelton and Djere have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Shelton played 14 games more than Djere. Ben scored 82 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Laslo fired 61 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shelton | Djere |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 112/188 | 84/139 |
| %1st in | 60% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 82/112 | 61/84 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 39/76 | 32/55 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 58% |
Shelton bagged 10 aces (5 per match). Djere recorded 5 aces (2.5 per match). Shelton won 73% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Djere won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Shelton | Djere |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 8 |
| Converted | 6/14 | 8/18 |
| % Converted | 43% | 44% |
| Conceded | 18 | 15 |
| Saved | 14 | 13 |
| % Saved | 78% | 87% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 |
The American broke his opponents 6 times with a 43% conversion rate. The American surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded. The Serbian broke his opponents 8 times with a 44% conversion rate. Laslo conceded his serve twice and he saved 87% of the break points that he conceded.
| Shelton | ||||
| R2 Marozsan | 1/4 Zeppieri | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-66 | 6-4 4-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 32 | 55 | |
| pts | 90-87 | 90-86 | 180-173 | |
| Total points | 177 | 176 | 353 | |
| Winners | 39 | 43 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 48% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 53/97 | 59/91 | 112/188 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 65% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 39/53 | 43/59 | 82/112 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 73% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/44 | 18/32 | 39/76 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 56% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 4/8 | 6/14 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 50% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 10 | 18 | |
| Saved | 7/8 | 7/10 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 88% | 70% | 79% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Djere | ||||
| R2 Kovalik | 1/4 Kokkinakis | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 3-6 6-1 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 23 | 41 | |
| pts | 60-47 | 91-70 | 151-117 | |
| Total points | 107 | 161 | 268 | |
| Winners | 26 | 35 | 61 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 38% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 31/56 | 53/83 | 84/139 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 64% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 26/31 | 35/53 | 61/84 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 66% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/25 | 18/30 | 32/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 60% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 5/11 | 8/18 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 45% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 10 | 15 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 8/10 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 80% | 90% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Tennis Scores in Cagliari Challenger
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Taro DanielDaniel (6-711 7-67 6-4) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri (6-4 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Laslo DjereDjere – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (3-6 6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Borna GojoGojo (6-3 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Sander Arends/Petros TsitsipasArends/Petros Tsitsipas – Nathaniel Lammons/Jack WithrowLammons/Jack Withrow (w/o) – See score progression
- Alexander Erler/Lucas MiedlerErler/Lucas Miedler – Constantin Frantzen/Hendrik JebensFrantzen/Hendrik Jebens (7-64 6-75 10-6) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Laslo DjereDjere – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Ugo HumbertHumbert (0-0) – H2H and prediction