H2H, prediction of Ben Shelton vs Francisco Cerundolo in Indian Wells with odds, preview, pick | 10th March 2024

PREVIEW. Indian Wells. Shelton and Cerundolo will square off in the 3rd round of the BNP Paribas Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their next match on Sunday the 10th of March

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Mark Hall
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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Francisco Cerundolo

Ben Shelton and Francisco Cerundolo will clash against each other in the 3rd round of the BNP Paribas Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 8:00 pm on STADIUM 1. 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 Ben Shelton who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Ben Shelton is the pick to win this match.
Ben Shelton -> 1.23
Francisco Cerundolo -> 4.2

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Soccer Tonic Predictions

Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Francisco Cerundolo

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

Ben Shelton

Ben Shelton
Ben Shelton

10 - 5win/loss

Hard
8-4
I Hard
2-1
Rank
14
High
14
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 19-12 9-6 8-4 2-1 0-1 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
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Ranked no. 16, Ben got to the 3rd round after beating Jakub Mensik 4-6 6-3 6-4.

In the 2nd round against Mensik, Shelton recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-4). During the match, Shelton scored 94 points vs Mensik’s 80. The American was very aggressive to blast 46 winners.

Talking about the service games, Shelton recorded 8 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Ben Shelton lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Shelton put 67% of his first serves in, winning 82% (46/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (13/27) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Mensik 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).

Shelton has a solid record in the last 4 years having won 66% of his matches (95-49). 7-4 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Shelton has an aggregate51-29 match record in the last 4 years on hard.

The American’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Auckland and Dallas.

Ben has an overall 9-5 win-loss record in 2024, 7-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Indian Wells

Shelton
Indian Wells
Shelton's Record

Francisco Cerundolo

Francisco Cerundolo
Francisco Cerundolo

6 - 8win/loss

Hard
2-4
I Hard
0-0
Clay
4-4
Rank
26
High
19
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 16-16 3-5 13-11 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 39-26 10-10 19-12 4-2 6-2 0-0
2022 36-28 7-8 25-10 3-7 1-3 0-0
2021 44-24 3-2 39-21 0-0 2-1 0-0
2020 36-11 5-0 31-11 0-0 0-0 0-0
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Ranked no. 22, the Argentine reached the 3rd round after beating Alexander Shevchenko 6-2 3-1 ret..

In the 2nd round against Shevchenko, the Argentine had a free pass after Shevchenko retired on a 6-2 3-1 . scoreline.

Francisco’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Rio de Janeiro.

The Argentine has a composed 6-7 win-loss record in 2024, 2-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Indian Wells

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2023. See his history.

Cerundolo
Indian Wells
Cerundolo's Record
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Soccer Tonic Predictions

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

B.Shelton
F.Cerundolo
!
2h:00
2h:00
Time on court​
0h:45
0h:45
2h:00
2h:00
Last match​
!
0h:45
0h:45
1
1
Match played
1
1
29
29
Games Played​
12
12
3
3
Set played​​
3
3
94
94
Total points​
40
40
94
94
Avg point​
40
40
46
46
Winners
18
18
46
46
Avg Winners​
18
18
49%
49%
Ratio winners
45%
45%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
1
1
8
8
Avg Aces
1
1
5
5
Double Faults
2
2
5
5
Avg Double Faults
2
2
46/56
46/56
1st won total​
18/23
18/23
!
82%
82%
1st won %
!
78%
78%
13/27
13/27
2nd won total​
7/13
7/13
48%
48%
2nd won %
54%
54%
-- Break Points --
3/6
3/6
BP won
3/3
3/3
3/6
3/6
Avg BP won
3/3
3/3
50%
50%
Won
!
100%
100%
5
5
Conceded
0
0
5
5
Avg Conceded
0
0
2
2
Broken
0
0
2
2
Avg Broken
!
0
0
3
3
Saved
0
0
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Shelton Cerundolo
Match played 1 1
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 29 12
Pts 94-80 40-26
Total Points 174 66
Winners 46 18
%Winners 49% 45%

Both Shelton and Cerundolo played 1 match. At the moment, Ben Shelton surrendered 1 set while Francisco Cerundolo hasn’t dropped a set so far. Talking about their workload, Shelton and Cerundolo have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Shelton played 17 games more than Cerundolo. The American scored 46 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, Francisco blasted 18 winners (45%).

Serve Performance

Serve Shelton Cerundolo
Aces 8 1
Avg per match 8 1
1st in 56/83 23/36
%1st in 67% 64%
1st pts 46/56 18/23
%1st pts 82% 78%
2nd pts 13/27 7/13
%2nd pts 48% 54%

Shelton bagged 8 aces . Cerundolo made 1 ace . Shelton won 82% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Cerundolo won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Shelton Cerundolo
Won 3 3
Converted 3/6 3/3
% Converted 50% 100%
Conceded 5 0
Saved 3 0
% Saved 60% 0%
Times Broken 2 0

The American broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. Ben conceded his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Francisco broke his opponent 3 times with a 100% conversion rate. Cerundolo was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 0 break points.

Shelton
R2
Mensik		 Total
Score 4-6 6-3 6-4
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 29 29
pts 94-80 94-80
Total points 174 174
Winners 46 46
%Winners 49% 49%
SERVE
Aces 8 8
Double Faults 5 5
1st in 56/83 56/83
% 1st in 67% 67%
1st pts 46/56 46/56
% 1st pts 82% 82%
2nd pts 13/27 13/27
% 2nd pts 48% 48%
Breaks
Won 3 3
Converted 3/6 3/6
Converted % 50% 50%
Conceded 5 5
Saved 3/5 3
Saved % 60% 60%
Times Broken 2 2
Cerundolo
R2
Shevchenko		 Total
Score 6-2 3-1 ret.
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 12 12
pts 40-26 40-26
Total points 66 66
Winners 18 18
%Winners 45% 45%
SERVE
Aces 1 1
Double Faults 2 2
1st in 23/36 23/36
% 1st in 64% 64%
1st pts 18/23 18/23
% 1st pts 78% 78%
2nd pts 7/13 7/13
% 2nd pts 54% 54%
Breaks
Won 3 3
Converted 3/3 3/3
Converted % 100% 100%
Conceded 0 0
Saved 0/0 0
Saved % – 0%
Times Broken 0 0

Head 2 Head

Ben Shelton
  • 0Slam
  • 2Main
  • 3Chall
  • 1Minor
Francisco Cerundolo
  • 0Slam
  • 2Main
  • 5Chall
  • 8Minor

Ben
Shelton

1:0

Francisco
Cerundolo

Rank

14

High

14

1Hard0

Rank

26

High

19

Win Loss
Shelton
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Cerundolo
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2024 2023 2022
19 - 12
15 - 15
9-6
Hard
3-5
2-1
I Hard
0-0
8-4
Clay
12-10

Tennis Scores in Indian Wells

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Shelton Ben Shelton
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Cerundolo Francisco Cerundolo