Ben Shelton and Tomas Machac will play each other in the 2nd round of the Mutua Madrid Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6:30 pm on COURT 4. In the following lines 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 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ben Shelton is the pick to win this match.
Ben Shelton -> 1.52
Tomas Machac -> 2.54
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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Tomas Machac
There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Tomas Machac since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Ben Shelton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40-24 | 23-9 | 7-5 | 4-6 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 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. 15, Shelton will start his run in Madrid after he won the title in Houston after beating 7-5 4-6 6-3 Tiafoe in the final.
Shelton has a composed 15-7 win-loss record in 2024, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the year was winning the title in Houston where he overcame Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-5 4-6 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, The American has an overall 101-51 record. He has a positive 13-10 record on clay.
Previously in Madrid
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. See his history.
Tomas Machac
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23-19 | 15-9 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-24 | 22-11 | 9-5 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-27 | 15-10 | 16-11 | 18-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-19 | 24-6 | 5-2 | 18-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 28-19 | 5-4 | 5-4 | 12-6 | 2-3 | 4-2 |
Ranked no. 50, Tomas reached the 2nd round after defeating Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4 1-6 6-2.
In the 1st round, Machac defeated Ruusuvuori (6-4 1-6 6-2). During the match Machac scored 86 points vs Ruusuvuori’s 83. Tomas was exceptionally aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about serving, Machac scored 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Tomas Machac lost the serve 5 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Machac put 59% of his first serves in, winning 61% (27/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (14/30) on the 2nd serve. Tomas broke Ruusuvuori 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Machac has a compiled 16-7 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Madrid
The Czech has never competed in this tournament before.
Head 2 Head
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