LIVE UPDATE Ben Shelton beats Bergs in the 2nd round to play vs Nakashima at the US Men’s Clay Court Championship

US MEN'S CLAY COURT CHAMPIONSHIP - HOUSTON DRAW AND RESULTS. Shelton conquers Bergs to square off with Brandon Nakashima in the quarter

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Zizou Bergs

Ben Shelton victorious over Zizou Bergs 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in Houston on Wednesday. Shelton will face Brandon Nakashima in the quarter. The battle lasted 2 hours and 25 minutes.

Shelton
Houston
Shelton's Record

Ben added to his prize money $ 8,385 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 19,995 after this win. If he wins the next match, Shelton will add $ 14,515 to his earnings to get in total $ 34,510 in total.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Ben Shelton vs. Brandon Nakashima – stats

Shelton will fight against Nakashima in the quarter.

There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Brandon Nakashima since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Bergs 6-3
BergsShelton
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
BergsShelton
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
BergsShelton
5
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
BergsShelton
4
3
15
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
BergsShelton
3
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
BergsShelton
2
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
BergsShelton
2
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
BergsShelton
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
BergsShelton
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
BergsShelton
0
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40

Zizou won the set after he broke the American in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

Zizou failed to serve out the set when leading 6-3 to be broken at 0.

Shelton was powerless in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 2-3 to 6-3.

They contested 62 points. Bergs conquered the set after winning 8 points more than Shelton (35-27). Zizou dropped 12 points on serve (24-12). Regarding the other side of the net, Ben conceded 11 points on serve (15-11).

2nd Set -
Shelton 6-4
SheltonBergs
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonBergs
6
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
SheltonBergs
5
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
SheltonBergs
5
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
SheltonBergs
4
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
SheltonBergs
3
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
SheltonBergs
2
3
0
0
SheltonBergs
3
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
SheltonBergs
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonBergs
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
SheltonBergs
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
15

Shelton won the set after he broke Bergs in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (4-3) game.

They contested 68 points. Shelton won 18 more points than Bergs (43-25). The American surrendered 10 points on serve (26-10). On the other side, Bergs conceded 17 points on serve (15-17).

3rd Set -
Shelton 6-3
SheltonBergs
6
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
SheltonBergs
5
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonBergs
4
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
SheltonBergs
4
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
SheltonBergs
3
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
SheltonBergs
3
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
SheltonBergs
2
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
SheltonBergs
2
0
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40

Shelton had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Zizou Bergs in the 2nd game (2-0). That was sufficient for Shelton to win the set (6-3) as there were no other breaks.

The American converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 7th (4-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 51 points. Ben was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than Zizou (28-23). Shelton dropped 6 points on serve (17-6). On the losing side, Bergs conceded 11 points on serve (17-11).

1st
Shelton
Bergs
3-6
3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Shelton
Bergs
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Shelton
Bergs
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
 

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