Ben Shelton is starting his campaign in the draw in Montreal. In the previous edition of this tournament, he defeated Bernabe Zapata Miralles 7-6(1) 6-4.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Ben Shelton’s projected draw includinghisprojected opposition in National Bank Open. Shelton has a weak record (2-6) with the presumable opposition.

R1 – Alexander Bublik (25) – H2H 0-2
R2 – Tomas Machac (39) – H2H 1-0
or Alexei Popyrin (62) – H2H 1-0
R3 – Grigor Dimitrov (10) – H2H 0-1
or Rinky Hijikata (74) – H2H 2-1
1/4 – Hubert Hurkacz (6) – H2H 0-0
or Felix Auger-Aliassime (19) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 0-0
or Casper Ruud (9) – H2H 1-2
Fin – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 1-3
or Daniil Medvedev (5) – H2H 0-0
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R1 – Alexander Bublik’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Alexander Bublik

23 - 17win/loss in 2024

Rank
25
High
17
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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
2019 44-31 20-13 2-4 14-9 8-5 0-0
2018 34-32 17-16 1-5 11-5 2-4 3-2
2017 46-28 30-13 6-6 5-4 4-4 1-1

Alexander Bublik has a 23-17 record in 2024, 9-6 on hard. In the course of the previous 11 years, Alexander has a 132-100 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alexander won 4 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the current season was conquering the tournament in Montpellier where he beat Borna Coric in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3.

Last year in National Bank Open Alexander capitulated to Hubert Hurkacz in the 1st round 6-3 7-6(2).

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Alexander Bublik

This match would represent the 3rd time that Ben Shelton and Alexander Bublik clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Bublik (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Tomas Machac’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Ben Shelton

24 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
39
High
33
LWLLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 24-14 12-6 9-5 2-1 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
2020 27-12 0-0 12-6 15-5 0-0 0-1
2019 34-20 6-2 18-9 6-6 0-0 4-3
2018 31-8 0-0 12-6 11-1 0-0 8-1
2017 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0

Tomas Machac has a 24-14 win-loss record in 2024, 12-6 on hard. In connection to the previous 4 years, the Czech has a 56-26 record on hard. The Czech won 4 of his last 10 matches.

The Czech’s most significant result of this year was getting to the final Geneva.

Last year in National Bank Open the Czech didn’t play in this event.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Tomas Machac

This would be the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Tomas Machac clash 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 hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Ben Shelton could fight against Alexei Popyrin. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Ben Shelton.

R3 – Grigor Dimitrov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Grigor Dimitrov

32 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
10
High
3
LWWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 32-11 14-3 8-4 6-2 4-2 0-0
2023 43-21 16-10 10-5 10-4 7-2 0-0
2022 26-22 10-11 10-5 5-4 1-2 0-0
2021 24-18 18-10 3-5 2-2 1-1 0-0
2020 18-11 8-5 6-2 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 24-21 12-10 7-6 5-3 0-2 0-0
2018 25-19 11-9 7-5 6-3 1-2 0-0
2017 49-19 24-8 4-5 15-3 6-3 0-0

Grigor Dimitrov has a 32-11 record in 2024, 14-3 on hard. In the last 18 years, the Bulgarian has a 260-150 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Bulgarian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this year was conquering the tournament in Brisbane where he beat Holger Rune in the final 7-6(5) 6-4.

Last year in National Bank Open the Bulgarian didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Grigor Dimitrov

This match would represent the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Grigor Dimitrov play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

However, Ben Shelton could compete against Rinky Hijikata. Their head to head is 2-1 for Ben Shelton.

1/4 – Hubert Hurkacz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

34 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
6
LWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 34-14 11-6 14-4 4-2 5-2 0-0
2023 47-24 23-11 5-5 13-5 6-3 0-0
2022 41-21 18-9 9-4 9-6 5-2 0-0
2021 36-23 22-9 1-4 8-7 5-3 0-0
2020 15-13 8-5 3-3 4-5 0-0 0-0
2019 36-27 23-11 7-7 2-6 4-3 0-0
2018 52-30 22-15 16-4 9-6 2-3 3-2
2017 56-32 33-13 12-12 3-5 0-0 8-2

Hubert Hurkacz has a 34-14 record in 2024, 11-6 on hard. During the last 11 years, the Pole has a 180-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Hubert won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this season was winning the tournament in Estoril where he defeated Pedro Martinez Portero in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in National Bank Open the Pole lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the 3rd

round 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(3).

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Hubert Hurkacz

There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Hubert Hurkacz since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Yet, Ben Shelton could fight against Felix Auger-Aliassime. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Felix Auger-Aliassime.

1/2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

47 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
2
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 47-14 18-6 23-6 0-0 6-2 0-0
2023 55-27 22-13 20-7 8-5 5-2 0-0
2022 29-10 9-4 17-5 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 59-15 28-6 14-4 13-3 4-2 0-0
2020 28-11 12-7 3-1 13-3 0-0 0-0
2019 44-25 20-9 16-8 6-5 2-3 0-0
2018 60-19 25-9 21-4 12-4 2-2 0-0
2017 57-22 22-8 16-4 10-7 9-3 0-0

Alexander Zverev has a 47-14 record in 2024, 18-6 on hard. In connection to the last 12 years, Zverev has a 191-93 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The German won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current season was winning the competition in Australia where he overcame Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4, and in Rome where he overcame Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-4 7-5.

Last year in National Bank Open Alexander surrendered to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the 2nd round 6-1 6-2.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Alexander Zverev

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

Nevertheless, Ben Shelton may come up against Casper Ruud. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Casper Ruud.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Jannik Sinner

42 - 4win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 42-4 17-1 11-2 5-0 9-1 0-0
2023 64-15 28-7 8-3 20-2 8-3 0-0
2022 47-16 21-6 15-4 7-4 4-2 0-0
2021 49-22 22-8 10-6 17-6 0-2 0-0
2020 20-14 2-6 7-3 11-5 0-0 0-0
2019 62-24 12-6 17-8 31-7 2-3 0-0
2018 31-22 13-8 17-12 1-1 0-0 0-1

Jannik Sinner has a 42-4 record in 2024, 17-1 on hard. In the last 7 years, the Italian has a 115-42 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jannik won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current season was conquering the title at the Australian Open where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3, in Rotterdam where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4, in Miami where he overcame Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1, and in Halle where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 7-6(8) 7-6(2).

Last year in National Bank Open Sinner won the competition after defeating Alex De Minaur 6-4 6-1.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Jannik Sinner

This would be the 5th time that Ben Shelton and Jannik Sinner clash against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Ben Shelton may take on Daniil Medvedev. Their head to head record is 0-0.