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.
As 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
| 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.
Ben Shelton
| 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).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
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
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LWLWWWWLWW Tennis Scores in Shanghai
- Tommy PaulPaul – Arthur FilsFils (6-4 6-77 6-4) – See score progression
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Daniel EvansEvans (7-61 6-4) – See score progression
- Nicolas JarryJarry – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (7-64 6-2) – See score progression
- Jeff WolfWolf – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (2-6 6-3 7-64) – See score progression
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (7-66 6-4) – See score progression
- Diego SchwartzmanSchwartzman – Taylor FritzFritz (6-4 3-6 7-65) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Sebastian BaezBaez (3-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (3-6 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Christopher EubanksEubanks (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Dusan LajovicLajovic (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (7-62 6-2) – See score progression
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (7-68 6-2) – See score progression
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Daniel EvansEvans (7-6(1) 6-4) – See score progression
- Nicolas JarryJarry – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (7-6(4) 6-2) – See score progression
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (6-4 3-6 7-6(5)) – See score progression
- Jeff WolfWolf – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (2-6 6-3 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nicolas JarryJarry – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (1-4) – H2H and prediction
- Tommy PaulPaul – Andrey RublevRublev (1-4) – H2H and prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Ugo HumbertHumbert (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jannik SinnerSinner – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Sebastian KordaKorda (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (3-0) – H2H and prediction
