Ben Shelton defeats Gaston in the 1st round to play vs Nishikori at the French Open. HIGHLIGHTS – FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Shelton ousts Gaston to fight against Kei Nishikori in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Hugo Gaston

Ben Shelton aces Hugo Gaston 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Paris on Monday. Shelton will try to keep the momentum against Kei Nishikori in the 2nd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 29 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 1st round in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

Shelton
Paris
Shelton's Record

The American added to his prize money € 37,000 after winning this match. He has already won € 110,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the American will add € 48,000 to his earnings to get in total € 158,000 in total.

Highlights Ben Shelton vs. Hugo Gaston French Open – Paris

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Shelton
Gaston
Ben Shelton
3-6 6-3 6-4
6-4
2h:29
Hugo Gaston
120
120
Total points
110
110
56
56
Winners
44
44
47%
47%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
45
45
Unforced
16
16
74%
74%
Ratio Unforced
26%
26%
46/75
46/75
Net Approaches
18/32
18/32
61%
61%
Perc
56%
56%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
2
2
4
4
Double Faults
2
2
72%
72%
1st in
59%
59%
70%
70%
1st won
63%
63%
56/80
56/80
1st won
44/70
44/70
52%
52%
2nd won
55%
55%
16/31
16/31
2nd won
27/49
27/49
-- Break Points --
6/14
6/14
Total
4/9
4/9
43%
43%
Won
44%
44%
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At the end of the match, Shelton scored 120 points vs. Hugo’s 110.

Shelton

Ben won this match even if he was struggling when converting his break points since he converted only 43% (6/14) of the procured opportunities.

Gaston

On the other side, Hugo was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 44% – 4/9). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Ben Shelton vs. Kei Nishikori – stats

Shelton will play Nishikori in the 2nd round.

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

Ben Shelton Draw info

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

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