Ben Shelton hustles O Connell in the 2nd round to battle vs Mannarino at the Australian Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Shelton conquers O Connell to square off with Adrian Mannarino in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Ben Shelton

Ben Shelton downs Christopher O Connell 6-4 6-1 3-6 7-6(5) in the 2nd round in Melbourne on Wednesday. Shelton will play Adrian Mannarino in the 3rd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 51 minutes. His best result in this competition was reaching the quarter in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

Shelton
Melbourne
Shelton's Record

Shelton added to his prize money $ 75,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 255,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the American will add $ 120,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 375,000 in total.

Highlights Ben Shelton vs. Christopher O Connell Australian Open – Melbourne

Shelton’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Shelton
Connell
Ben Shelton
6-4 6-1 3-6
7-65
2h:51
Christopher O Connell
133
133
Total points
114
114
56
56
Winners
63
63
42%
42%
Ratio Winners
55%
55%
44
44
Unforced
27
27
62%
62%
Ratio Unforced
38%
38%
40/64
40/64
Net Approaches
31/49
31/49
63%
63%
Perc
63%
63%
-- Serve --
17
17
Aces
9
9
4
4
Double Faults
1
1
67%
67%
1st in
59%
59%
74%
74%
1st won
80%
80%
56/76
56/76
1st won
63/79
63/79
63%
63%
2nd won
31%
31%
24/38
24/38
2nd won
17/54
17/54
231
231
Fastest serve
208
208
202
202
AVG 1st Serve
186
186
180
180
AVG 2nd Serve
151
151
-- Break Points --
4/11
4/11
Total
2/5
2/5
36%
36%
Won
40%
40%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, Shelton scored 133 points vs. Christopher’s 114.

Shelton

Shelton blasted 17 aces and he committed 4 double faults. The American won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points since he converted only 36% (4/11) of the procured opportunities.

O Connell

On the other side, Christopher was not so effective in converting his break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Shelton and O Connell is 1-0 for Ben.

Draw and next match H2H: Ben Shelton vs. Adrian Mannarino – stats

Shelton will compete against Mannarino in the 3rd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Adrian Mannarino play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Mannarino (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Ben Shelton Draw info

1st
Shelton
Connell
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Shelton
Connell
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
3rd
Shelton
Connell
3-6
3
6
3
5
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
4th
Shelton
Connell
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

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