H2H, prediction of Jannik Sinner vs Ben Shelton in Shanghai with odds, preview, pick | 10th October 2023

PREVIEW. Shanghai. Sinner and Shelton will clash against each other in the 4th round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Tuesday the 10th of October

Prediction and head to head Jannik Sinner vs. Ben Shelton

Jannik Sinner and Ben Shelton will square off in the 4th round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 6:30 pm on STADIUM COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jannik Sinner who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Jannik Sinner is the pick to win this match.
Jannik Sinner -> 1.22
Ben Shelton -> 4.3

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Prediction and head to head Jannik Sinner vs. Ben Shelton

There is no head to head record between Jannik Sinner and Ben Shelton since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Jannik Sinner

Jannik Sinner
Jannik Sinner

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 66-6 40-3 11-2 6-0 9-1 0-0
2023 64-15 28-7 8-3 20-2 8-3 0-0
2022 47-16 21-6 15-4 7-4 4-2 0-0
2021 49-22 22-8 10-6 17-6 0-2 0-0
2020 20-14 2-6 7-3 11-5 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 4 (career-high), Jannik got to the 4th round after defeating Marcos Giron 7-67 6-2 and Sebastian Baez 3-6 6-3 6-2.

In the 3rd round against Baez, Sinner recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-2). During the match, Sinner scored 85 points vs Baez’s 72. Sinner was extremely aggressive to blast 40 winners.

Talking about the service games, Sinner managed to score 8 aces and he was pretty steady in conceding no double faults. Jannik Sinner lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Sinner put 58% of his first serves in, winning 82% (40/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (18/36) on the 2nd serve. Sinner broke Baez 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Sinner has conceded 1 set in this competition to win 56% of the points he played.

Sinner has a fantastic record in the last 6 years having won 70% of his matches (260-111). 28-6 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Sinner has a composed98-40 record in the last 6 years on hard.

His best result of the current season was winning the title in Montpellier where he beat Maxime Cressy in the final 7-6(3) 6-3 and in Toronto where he defeated Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 6-1 and in Beijing where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-6(2) 7-6(2).

The Italian has a compiled 51-13 win-loss record in 2023, 28-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Shanghai

Sinner has never competed in this tournament before.

Sinner
Shanghai
Sinner's Record

Ben Shelton

Ben Shelton
Ben Shelton

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
21
High
13
LWLWWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 42-25 22-13 8-4 8-4 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. 20, Shelton got to the 4th round after beating Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-4 6-4 and Roman Safiullin 3-6 6-3 6-4.

In the 3rd round against Safiullin, Shelton recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-4). During the match Shelton scored 93 points vs Safiullin’s 84. Ben was extremely aggressive to blast 48 winners.

About the serving games, Shelton fired 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Ben Shelton was quite effective on serve to win 81% (48/59) of his 1st serve and 52% (14/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Shelton broke Safiullin twice after converting 20% of his break points (2/10).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The American has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

Shelton’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Cagliari Challenger and at the U.S. Open .

Ben has an overall 22-23 win-loss record in 2023, 15-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Shelton
Shanghai
Shelton's Record
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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

J.Sinner
B.Shelton
3h:44
3h:44
Time on court​
3h:43
3h:43
1h:59
1h:59
Last match​
!
2h:08
2h:08
2
2
Match played
2
2
47
47
Games Played​
48
48
5
5
Set played​​
5
5
166
166
Total points​
160
160
83
83
Avg point​
80
80
74
74
Winners
85
85
37
37
Avg Winners​
42.5
42.5
45%
45%
Ratio winners
53%
53%
-- Serve --
12
12
Aces
8
8
6
6
Avg Aces
4
4
2
2
Double Faults
6
6
1
1
Avg Double Faults
3
3
74/92
74/92
1st won total​
85/106
85/106
!
80%
80%
1st won %
!
80%
80%
28/54
28/54
2nd won total​
22/42
22/42
52%
52%
2nd won %
52%
52%
-- Break Points --
7/12
7/12
BP won
4/15
4/15
3.5/6
3.5/6
Avg BP won
2/7.5
2/7.5
!
58%
58%
Won
!
27%
27%
7
7
Conceded
9
9
3.5
3.5
Avg Conceded
4.5
4.5
3
3
Broken
1
1
1.5
1.5
Avg Broken
!
0.5
0.5
4
4
Saved
8
8

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Sinner Shelton
Match played 2 2
Tot Set 5 5
Tot Games 47 48
Pts 166-130 160-138
Total Points 296 298
Winners 74 85
%Winners 45% 53%

Both Sinner and Shelton played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jannik Sinner lost 1 set, while Ben Shelton conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Sinner and Shelton have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Sinner played 1 game less than Shelton. The Italian scored 74 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, The American recorded 85 winners (53%).

Serve Performance

Serve Sinner Shelton
Aces 12 8
Avg per match 6 4
1st in 92/146 106/148
%1st in 63% 72%
1st pts 74/92 85/106
%1st pts 80% 80%
2nd pts 28/54 22/42
%2nd pts 52% 52%

Sinner managed to score 12 aces (6 per match). Shelton blasted 8 aces (4 per match). Sinner won 80% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Shelton won 80% of the points on 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 Sinner Shelton
Won 7 4
Converted 7/12 4/15
% Converted 58% 27%
Conceded 7 9
Saved 4 8
% Saved 57% 89%
Times Broken 3 1

Sinner broke his opponents 7 times with a 58% conversion rate. Sinner surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Shelton broke his opponents 4 times with a 27% conversion rate. Ben conceded his serve once and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded.

Sinner
R2
Giron
R3
Baez
Total
Score 7-67 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-2
Tot Set 2 3 5
Tot Games 21 26 47
pts 81-58 85-72 166-130
Total points 139 157 296
Winners 34 40 74
%Winners 42% 47% 45%
SERVE
Aces 4 8 12
Double Faults 2 0 2
1st in 43/61 49/85 92/146
% 1st in 70% 58% 63%
1st pts 34/43 40/49 74/92
% 1st pts 79% 82% 80%
2nd pts 10/18 18/36 28/54
% 2nd pts 56% 50% 52%
Breaks
Won 4 3 7
Converted 4/8 3/4 7/12
Converted % 50% 75% 58%
Conceded 3 4 7
Saved 1/3 3/4 4
Saved % 33% 75% 54%
Times Broken 2 1 3
Shelton
R2
Munar Clar
R3
Safiullin
Total
Score 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4
Tot Set 2 3 5
Tot Games 20 28 48
pts 67-54 93-84 160-138
Total points 121 177 298
Winners 37 48 85
%Winners 55% 52% 53%
SERVE
Aces 3 5 8
Double Faults 3 3 6
1st in 47/62 59/86 106/148
% 1st in 76% 69% 72%
1st pts 37/47 48/59 85/106
% 1st pts 79% 81% 80%
2nd pts 8/15 14/27 22/42
% 2nd pts 53% 52% 52%
Breaks
Won 2 2 4
Converted 2/5 2/10 4/15
Converted % 40% 20% 27%
Conceded 3 6 9
Saved 3/3 5/6 8
Saved % 100% 83% 92%
Times Broken 0 1 1

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Sinner
WWWWWWWLWW
Shelton
LWLWWWWLWW
2024 2023 2022
66 - 6
42 - 25
40-3
Hard
22-13
6-0
I Hard
8-4
11-2
Clay
8-4
9-1
Grass
4-4

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