Ben Shelton is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Houston. The American has defeated Zizou Bergs 3-6 6-4 6-3 to reach the quarter where he will face Brandon Nakashima.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Ben Shelton’s projected draw together withhispresumable opposition in US Men’s Clay Court Championship. Shelton has a good record (1-0) with the plausible opponents.
1/4 – Brandon Nakashima’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61-32 | 24-12 | 13-7 | 15-8 | 9-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 21-26 | 9-15 | 3-4 | 8-3 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-26 | 17-13 | 5-5 | 9-4 | 10-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 45-25 | 17-10 | 4-7 | 20-5 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 28-14 | 19-6 | 4-4 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 18-9 | 11-6 | 0-0 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 9-5 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Brandon Nakashima has a 24-8 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on clay. In the last 9 years, Nakashima has a 18-20 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Brandon won 7 of his last 10 matches.
The American’s best result of the current season was reaching the final the Tenerife 1 Challenger and the Koblenz Challenger.
Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Nakashima didn’t play in this event.
H2H Ben Shelton vs. Brandon Nakashima
There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Brandon Nakashima since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
1/2 – Tomas Martin Etcheverry’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-30 | 7-10 | 19-13 | 5-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-29 | 8-11 | 25-14 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 53-33 | 4-5 | 48-25 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 63-29 | 0-2 | 62-26 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 26-15 | 0-1 | 24-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2019 | 64-27 | 16-8 | 48-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 44-23 | 4-3 | 40-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 17-11 | 0-0 | 17-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Tomas Martin Etcheverry has a 6-7 record in 2024, 4-3 on clay. In the last 9 years, Etcheverry has a 271-134 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Argentine won 5 of his last 10 matches.
Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Tomas Martin lost to Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-6(1) 7-6(6).
H2H Ben Shelton vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Tomas Martin Etcheverry since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
However, Ben Shelton could come up against Michael Mmoh. Their H2H is 2-0 for Ben Shelton.
Final – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Ben Shelton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-27 | 21-13 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-21 | 21-10 | 8-4 | 4-5 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-25 | 19-11 | 8-6 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 42-27 | 19-13 | 4-7 | 10-4 | 9-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-15 | 7-9 | 6-3 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 23-27 | 13-13 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 30-29 | 13-11 | 7-7 | 6-9 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 33-25 | 17-13 | 10-3 | 5-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
Frances Tiafoe has a 8-7 record in 2024, 1-0 on clay. Talking about the last 11 years, Francis has a 105-59 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Francis won 5 of his last 10 matches.
The American’s most significant achievement of this current year was reaching the semifinal Delray Beach.
Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Francis won the event after downing Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6(1) 7-6(6).
H2H Ben Shelton vs. Frances Tiafoe
This contest would be 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.
Possibly, Ben Shelton could square off with Jordan Thompson. Their H2H is 3-0 for Ben Shelton.
