WASHINGTON DRAW. Ben Shelton’s prediction with Albot next. H2H and rankings

Washington draw - Ben Shelton. See the draw preview and prediction with Radu Albot, Brandon Nakashima, Miomir Kecmanovic, Karen Khachanov, Andrey Rublev in the Citi Open.

Ben Shelton Stats info

Ben Shelton is about to commence his bid in the draw in Washington.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Ben Shelton’s projected draw alongsidehisplausible opposition in Citi Open. The American has a winning record (1-0) with the plausible opponents.

R1R1 – Bye
R2 – Radu Albot (152) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Brandon Nakashima (54) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Miomir Kecmanovic (51) – H2H 0-0
or Denis Shapovalov (139) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Karen Khachanov (21) – H2H 0-0
or Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (44) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Andrey Rublev (8) – H2H 0-0
or Sebastian Korda (22) – H2H 0-1
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R2 – Radu Albot’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

31 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
152
High
39
WWWLLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 31-21 6-4 17-11 4-3 4-3 0-0
2023 39-34 10-13 13-8 12-10 4-3 0-0
2022 40-30 25-14 4-6 3-5 8-5 0-0
2021 22-27 4-9 2-8 13-6 3-4 0-0
2020 9-18 0-8 2-4 7-6 0-0 0-0
2019 35-26 20-12 7-6 7-5 1-3 0-0
2018 30-34 18-17 5-12 5-3 2-2 0-0
2017 38-33 22-15 10-11 3-5 3-2 0-0

Radu Albot has a 31-21 win-loss record in 2024, 6-4 on hard. In the previous 18 years, Albot has a 258-161 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Radu won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The Moldovan’s best result of the season was getting to the final the Girona Challenger.

Last year in Citi Open the Moldovan was defeated by Jeff Wolf in the 2nd round 6-1 6-3.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Radu Albot

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

R3 – Brandon Nakashima’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Ben Shelton

45 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
54
High
43
WLLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 45-21 12-5 13-7 11-4 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 45-21 win-loss record in 2024, 12-5 on hard. As for the last 9 years, Nakashima has a 96-62 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Nakashima won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Brandon’s most significant result of the season was getting to the final the Tenerife 1 Challenger and the Koblenz Challenger.

Last year in Citi Open the American surrendered to Andy Murray in the 2nd round 7-6(5) 6-4.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Brandon Nakashima

This contest would be 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Brandon Nakashima clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Miomir Kecmanovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

18 - 20win/loss in 2024

Rank
51
High
27
WLLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 18-20 8-9 6-7 0-0 4-4 0-0
2023 28-31 11-13 9-9 6-5 2-4 0-0
2022 40-26 21-11 15-8 2-4 2-3 0-0
2021 17-27 6-11 5-8 5-6 1-2 0-0
2020 18-13 7-6 5-2 6-5 0-0 0-0
2019 40-33 24-15 5-6 4-7 7-5 0-0
2018 43-26 27-14 11-9 5-2 0-1 0-0
2017 56-21 9-6 47-15 0-0 0-0 0-0

Miomir Kecmanovic has a 18-20 record in 2024, 8-9 on hard. As for the previous 10 years, Miomir has a 124-90 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Kecmanovic won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in Citi Open Miomir didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Miomir Kecmanovic

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

However, Ben Shelton may take on Denis Shapovalov. Their H2H is 1-0 for Ben Shelton.

1/2 – Karen Khachanov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

21 - 13win/loss in 2024

Rank
21
High
8
LWLLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 21-13 10-5 8-4 2-1 1-3 0-0
2023 34-18 18-10 10-5 6-3 0-0 0-0
2022 36-25 17-11 9-7 6-5 4-2 0-0
2021 35-24 17-9 5-6 8-6 5-3 0-0
2020 20-15 12-6 4-3 4-6 0-0 0-0
2019 30-29 13-11 7-6 6-9 4-3 0-0
2018 46-22 15-11 6-5 20-4 5-2 0-0
2017 28-32 8-13 14-9 1-8 5-2 0-0

Karen Khachanov has a 21-13 win-loss record in 2024, 10-5 on hard. Talking about the previous 13 years, Karen has a 160-98 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Karen won 4 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current season was conquering the tournament in Doha where he defeated Jakub Mensik in the final 7-6(12) 6-4.

Last year in Citi Open Khachanov didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Karen Khachanov

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

Nonetheless, Ben Shelton may compete against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Final – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

26 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
5
LWWLLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-14 13-5 11-6 2-1 0-2 0-0
2023 56-26 23-12 19-5 6-7 8-2 0-0
2022 51-20 19-7 14-6 18-6 0-1 0-0
2021 53-23 25-10 9-5 12-6 7-2 0-0
2020 41-10 17-4 10-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 54-27 28-14 8-5 16-5 2-3 0-0
2018 21-24 10-12 2-3 9-9 0-0 0-0
2017 48-33 19-11 11-11 12-9 6-2 0-0

Andrey Rublev has a 26-14 win-loss record in 2024, 13-5 on hard. Regarding the last 12 years, Rublev has a 178-91 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Andrey won 4 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current season was winning the competition in Hong Kong where he overcame Emil Ruusuvuori in the final 6-4 6-4, and in Madrid where he overcame Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final 4-6 7-5 7-5.

Last year in Citi Open Rublev didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Andrey Rublev

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

Notwithstanding, Ben Shelton may compete against Sebastian Korda. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Sebastian Korda.