Ben Shelton and Alexander Bublik will play each other in the 1st round of the National Bank Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 12:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and relative 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 -> 1.56
Alexander Bublik -> 2.44
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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Alexander Bublik
This will be the 3rd time that Ben Shelton and Alexander Bublik square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Bublik (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they played, Bublik won 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4 in the 3rd round in Madrid back in April 2024.
Highlights Alexander Bublik vs Ben Shelton – Madrid 29-April-2024
Ben Shelton
26 - 17win/loss
14
14
LWWWLLWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-17 | 12-8 | 8-4 | 2-1 | 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. 14 (career-high), the American will start his run in Toronto after he played his last match in Washington where he lost 4-6 7-5 6-3 to Cobolli in the semifinal on the 3rd of August.
Ben has an overall 26-17 win-loss record in 2024, 12-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the year was conquering the title in Houston where he overcame Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-5 4-6 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, Shelton has an overall 112-61 record. He has a positive 56-33 record on hard.
Previously in Toronto
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. See his history.
Alexander Bublik
23 - 17win/loss
25
17
LLWWLLWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23-17 | 9-6 | 5-6 | 5-1 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-30 | 3-12 | 7-9 | 9-7 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-27 | 5-8 | 2-6 | 17-8 | 9-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-30 | 14-12 | 4-6 | 10-8 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-17 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 25, Alexander will start his run in Montreal after he played his last match in Paris where he lost 6-4 6-4 to Fritz in the 1st round on the 27th of July.
Bublik has a composed 23-17 win-loss record in 2024, 9-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was conquering the title in Montpellier where he defeated Borna Coric in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3.
In terms of his career, Alexander has an overall 349-255 record. He has a positive 132-100 record on hard.
Previously in Toronto
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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LLWWLLWLWL Tennis Scores in Montreal
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- Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (6-78 7-66 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Gabriel DialloDiallo (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (3-6 7-5 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (5-7 6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Simone Bolelli/Andrea VavassoriBolelli/Andrea Vavassori – Vasek Pospisil/Denis ShapovalovPospisil/Denis Shapovalov (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Nicolas JarryJarry (7-65 6-75 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (7-67 5-7 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
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