Tommy Paul prevails over Ben Shelton 6-2 6-4 in the semifinal in Dallas on Saturday in what was an all-American match. Paul will seek to keep on going in this event against Marcos Giron in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 19 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this event. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 1st round in 2020. Here you can see his history at this event.
Paul added to his prize money $ 27,635 after winning this match. He has already won $ 67,070 after this win. If he wins the next match, Paul will add $ 47,900 to his earnings to get in total $ 114,970 in total.
Highlights Tommy Paul vs. Ben Shelton Dallas Open – Dallas
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:19
At the end of the match, Tommy scored 66 points vs. Ben’s 50.
Paul
Paul won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points as he converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities.
Shelton
On the other side, Ben wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/3). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Paul and Shelton is 2-2.
Draw and next match H2H: Tommy Paul vs. Marcos Giron – stats
Paul will fight against Giron in the final.
This will be the 6th time that Tommy Paul and Marcos Giron fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Giron (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on I.hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Giron won 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in USA F11 (Calabasas) back in 2017.
Live score progression and stats
Paul in this set was more solid than Shelton and finally he won 6-2 after breaking Shelton in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.
Ben was completely knocked out in the last 6 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-2 to 6-2.
Paul converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 0th (1-1 40-A), the 2nd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-2 0-40). On the other side, Ben was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 66 points. Paul conquered the set after winning 8 more points than Ben (37-29). Paul lost 11 points on serve (20-11). on the other side of the net, Shelton conceded 17 points on serve (18-17).
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Tommy grabbed in the 3rd game (2-1) before eventually winning the set (6-4).
Tommy converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Tommy didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 50 points. Paul was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than Shelton (29-21). Tommy surrendered 7 points on serve (21-7). On the losing side, Ben conceded 8 points on serve (14-8).
Tennis Scores in Dallas
- Tommy PaulPaul – Ben SheltonShelton (6-2 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Marcos GironGiron – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-1 6-3) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Marcos GironGiron – Tommy PaulPaul (1-1) – H2H details and stats
