Ben Shelton and Adrian Mannarino will square off in the 3rd round of the Australian Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 pm on Kia Arena. 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 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ben Shelton is the pick to win this match.
Ben Shelton -> 1.41
Adrian Mannarino -> 2.92
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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Adrian Mannarino
This will be the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Adrian Mannarino fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Mannarino (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Mannarino won 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the 2nd round in Miami back in 2023.
Highlights Adrian Mannarino vs Ben Shelton – Miami 25-March-2023
Ben Shelton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. 16, Shelton got to the 3rd round after defeating Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2 7-62 7-5 and Christopher O Connell 6-4 6-1 3-6 7-65.
In the 2nd round, Ben had a good straight sets win against O Connell (6-4 6-1 3-6 7-65). During the match, Shelton scored 133 points vs O Connell’s 114. Ben was exceptionally aggressive to blast 56 winners.
Regarding the service games, Shelton managed to score 17 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Ben Shelton was extremely effective on serve to win 74% (56/76) of his 1st serve and 63% (24/38) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The American broke O Connell 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Shelton has a solid record in the last 4 years having won 66% of his matches (90-46). 4-2 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Shelton has a compiled48-27 record in the last 4 years on hard.
Ben’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Auckland.
Shelton has an aggregate 4-2 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Adrian Mannarino
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-33 | 9-17 | 0-5 | 7-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-29 | 15-13 | 2-8 | 15-4 | 12-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-32 | 18-14 | 1-6 | 8-7 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 14-26 | 5-7 | 0-7 | 5-8 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-17 | 8-7 | 0-3 | 11-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 19 (career-high), Mannarino got to the 3rd round after defeating Stan Wawrinka 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3 6-0 and Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-3 6-3 1-6 2-6 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Mannarino had a tough win against Munar Clar to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (6-3 6-3 1-6 2-6 6-3). During the match Mannarino scored 135 points vs Munar Clar’s 128. The French player was exceptionally aggressive to blast 56 winners.
About the serving games, Mannarino managed to score 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Adrian Mannarino was pretty effective on serve to win 73% (56/77) of his 1st serve and 56% (24/43) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 4 times. Mannarino broke Munar Clar 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has conceded 4 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The French player best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Australia.
Adrian has an overall 3-3 win-loss record in 2024, 3-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the 4th round in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shelton | Mannarino |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 72 | 88 |
| Pts | 252-212 | 280-252 |
| Total Points | 464 | 532 |
| Winners | 111 | 118 |
| %Winners | 44% | 42% |
Both Shelton and Mannarino played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ben Shelton conceded 1 set, while Adrian Mannarino dropped 4 sets. Shelton has played 3 set(s) less than Mannarino (7 vs 10). Therefore, Shelton played 16 games less than Mannarino. Shelton scored 111 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The French player blasted 118 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shelton | Mannarino |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 31 | 20 |
| Avg per match | 15.5 | 10 |
| 1st in | 146/217 | 153/251 |
| %1st in | 67% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 111/146 | 118/153 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 37/71 | 51/98 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 52% |
Shelton scored 31 aces (15.5 per match). Mannarino struck 20 aces (10 per match). Shelton won 76% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Mannarino 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 | Shelton | Mannarino |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 11 |
| Converted | 9/17 | 11/25 |
| % Converted | 53% | 44% |
| Conceded | 16 | 18 |
| Saved | 12 | 10 |
| % Saved | 75% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 8 |
Ben broke his opponents 9 times with a 53% conversion rate. Shelton conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Mannarino broke his opponents 11 times with a 44% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Shelton | ||||
| R1 Bautista-Agut |
R2 O |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-62 7-5 | 6-4 6-1 3-6 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 39 | 72 | |
| pts | 119-98 | 133-114 | 252-212 | |
| Total points | 217 | 247 | 464 | |
| Winners | 55 | 56 | 111 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 42% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 14 | 17 | 31 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 70/103 | 76/114 | 146/217 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 55/70 | 56/76 | 111/146 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 74% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/33 | 24/38 | 37/71 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 63% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 4/11 | 9/17 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 36% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 5 | 16 | |
| Saved | 9/11 | 3/5 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 82% | 60% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Mannarino | ||||
| R1 Wawrinka |
R2 Munar Clar |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3 6-0 | 6-3 6-3 1-6 2-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 46 | 42 | 88 | |
| pts | 145-124 | 135-128 | 280-252 | |
| Total points | 269 | 263 | 532 | |
| Winners | 62 | 56 | 118 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 41% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 13 | 7 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 76/131 | 77/120 | 153/251 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 64% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 62/76 | 56/77 | 118/153 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 73% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 27/55 | 24/43 | 51/98 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 56% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 7/13 | 4/12 | 11/25 | |
| Converted % | 54% | 33% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
| Saved | 6/10 | 4/8 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 50% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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