Novak Djokovic and Ben Shelton will clash against each other in the semifinal of the U.S. Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:00 pm on ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.101
Ben Shelton -> 6.95
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Ben Shelton
There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Ben Shelton since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26-9 | 12-5 | 9-3 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-9 | 15-5 | 16-3 | 1-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-7 | 27-1 | 12-3 | 11-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-7 | 2-1 | 14-4 | 19-2 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 55-7 | 19-3 | 18-3 | 11-1 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 2, Djokovic reached the semifinal after beating Alexandre Muller 6-0 6-2 6-3, Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-4 6-1 6-1, Laslo Djere 4-6 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-3, Borna Gojo 6-2 7-5 6-4 and Taylor Fritz 6-1 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, The Serbian had a good straight sets win against Fritz (6-1 6-4 6-4). During the match, Djokovic scored 102 points vs Fritz’s 81. The Serbian was very aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Regarding the service games, Djokovic scored 7 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Novak Djokovic lost the serve twice and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Djokovic put 61% of his first serves in, winning 68% (39/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (21/37) on the 2nd serve. Djokovic broke Fritz 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Serbian has surrendered 2 set in this tournament to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Djokovic has a tremendous win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 87% of his matches (531-79). 25-1 on hard in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Djokovic has an overall 250-33 match record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the current season was winning the title in Adelaide where he overcame Sebastian Korda in the final 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4 and at the Australian Open where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5) and at the French Open where he beat Casper Ruud in the final 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 and in Cincinnati where he overcame Carlos Alcaraz in the final 5-7 7-6(7) 7-6(4).
The Serbian has a compiled 43-5 win-loss record in 2023, 25-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Ben Shelton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34-16 | 20-6 | 7-5 | 1-1 | 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. 47, Shelton got to the semifinal after defeating Pedro Cachin 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-4, Dominic Thiem 7-61 1-0 ret., Aslan Karatsev 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-0, Tommy Paul 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-4 and Frances Tiafoe 6-2 3-6 7-67 6-2.
In the quarter, Shelton defeated Tiafoe (6-2 3-6 7-67 6-2). During the match Shelton scored 123 points vs Tiafoe’s 107. Ben was exceptionally aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Talking about serving, Shelton scored 14 aces and he was not very solid on his 2nd serve to score 11 double faults. Ben Shelton lost the serve 4 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Shelton put 59% of his first serves in, winning 77% (49/64) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (22/44) on the 2nd serve. Ben broke Tiafoe 7 times after converting 47% of his break points (7/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 4 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Shelton’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Cagliari Challenger.
The American has a compiled 19-22 win-loss record in 2023, 13-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Djokovic | Shelton |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 17 | 19 |
| Tot Games | 147 | 158 |
| Pts | 528-395 | 499-427 |
| Total Points | 923 | 926 |
| Winners | 207 | 231 |
| %Winners | 39% | 46% |
Both Djokovic and Shelton played 5 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Novak Djokovic surrendered 2 sets, while Ben Shelton conceded 4 sets. Djokovic has played 2 set(s) less than Shelton (17 vs 19). Therefore, Djokovic played 11 games less than Shelton. Djokovic scored 207 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Ben fired 231 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Djokovic | Shelton |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 42 | 76 |
| Avg per match | 8.4 | 15.2 |
| 1st in | 265/429 | 299/451 |
| %1st in | 62% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 207/265 | 231/299 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 96/164 | 79/152 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 52% |
Djokovic scored 42 aces (8.4 per match). Shelton blasted 76 aces (15.2 per match). Djokovic won 78% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Shelton won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Djokovic | Shelton |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 32 | 24 |
| Converted | 32/60 | 24/42 |
| % Converted | 53% | 57% |
| Conceded | 31 | 26 |
| Saved | 24 | 15 |
| % Saved | 77% | 58% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 11 |
The Serbian broke his opponents 32 times with a 53% conversion rate. Novak surrendered his serve 7 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 24 times with a 57% conversion rate. Ben conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.
| Djokovic | |||||||
| R1 Muller |
R2 Zapata Miralles |
R3 Djere |
R4 Gojo |
1/4 Fritz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-2 6-3 | 6-4 6-1 6-1 | 4-6 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-3 | 6-2 7-5 6-4 | 6-1 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 24 | 43 | 30 | 27 | 147 | |
| pts | 78-50 | 93-59 | 147-123 | 108-82 | 102-81 | 528-395 | |
| Total points | 128 | 152 | 270 | 190 | 183 | 923 | |
| Winners | 27 | 32 | 64 | 45 | 39 | 207 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 34% | 44% | 42% | 38% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 42 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |
| 1st in | 32/60 | 42/72 | 83/127 | 51/76 | 57/94 | 265/429 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 58% | 65% | 67% | 61% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 27/32 | 32/42 | 64/83 | 45/51 | 39/57 | 207/265 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 76% | 77% | 88% | 68% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/28 | 22/30 | 24/44 | 13/25 | 21/37 | 96/164 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 73% | 55% | 52% | 57% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 32 | |
| Converted | 8/13 | 6/11 | 7/14 | 5/13 | 6/9 | 32/60 | |
| Converted % | 62% | 55% | 50% | 38% | 67% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 31 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 6/6 | 8/11 | 0/1 | 10/12 | 24 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 100% | 73% | 0% | 83% | 51% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Shelton | |||||||
| R1 Cachin |
R2 Thiem |
R3 Karatsev |
R4 Paul |
1/4 Tiafoe |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 | 7-61 1-0 ret. | 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-0 | 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-4 | 6-2 3-6 7-67 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 14 | 33 | 39 | 38 | 158 | |
| pts | 99-87 | 49-39 | 107-84 | 121-110 | 123-107 | 499-427 | |
| Total points | 186 | 88 | 191 | 231 | 230 | 926 | |
| Winners | 49 | 22 | 49 | 62 | 49 | 231 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 45% | 46% | 51% | 40% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 13 | 7 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 76 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 29 | |
| 1st in | 65/93 | 30/42 | 57/85 | 83/123 | 64/108 | 299/451 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 71% | 67% | 67% | 59% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 49/65 | 22/30 | 49/57 | 62/83 | 49/64 | 231/299 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 73% | 86% | 75% | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/28 | 8/12 | 15/28 | 19/40 | 22/44 | 79/152 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 67% | 54% | 48% | 50% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | |
| Converted | 4/4 | 1/5 | 6/10 | 6/8 | 7/15 | 24/42 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 20% | 60% | 75% | 47% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 26 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 11/14 | 2/6 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 50% | 50% | 79% | 33% | 42% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
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