Ben Shelton prevails over Bublik in the 1st round to play vs Popyrin. HIGHLIGHTS – MONTREAL RESULTS

NATIONAL BANK OPEN - MONTREAL DRAW AND RESULTS. Shelton prevails over Bublik to face Alexei Popyrin in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Alexander Bublik

Ben Shelton ousts Alexander Bublik 7-6(4) 6-2 in the 1st round in Montreal on Wednesday. Shelton will clash against Alexei Popyrin in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 29 minutes. This run will match his best result in this tournament. Here you can see his history at this event.

Shelton
Montreal
Shelton's Record

Shelton added to his prize money $ 21,865 after winning this match. He has already won $ 49,030 after this win. If he wins the next match, Ben will add $ 42,405 to his earnings to get in total $ 91,435 in total.

Highlights Ben Shelton vs. Alexander Bublik National Bank Open – Montreal

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Shelton
Bublik
Ben Shelton
7-64 6-2
1h:29
Alexander Bublik
75
75
Total points
63
63
28
28
Winners
33
33
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
52%
52%
-- Serve --
9
9
Aces
7
7
1
1
Double Faults
6
6
62%
62%
1st in
61%
61%
74%
74%
1st won
70%
70%
28/38
28/38
1st won
33/47
33/47
65%
65%
2nd won
40%
40%
15/23
15/23
2nd won
12/30
12/30
-- Break Points --
3/9
3/9
Total
1/1
1/1
33%
33%
Won
100%
100%
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At the end of the match, Ben scored 75 points vs. the Kazakhstani’s 63.

Shelton

Shelton won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 33% (3/9) of the procured opportunities.

Bublik

On the other side, Bublik was fantastic in converting the only break point that he converted. Anyhow, that was not enough to win the match.

After this contest, the head to head between Shelton and Bublik is 1-2 for Alexander.

Draw and next match H2H: Ben Shelton vs. Alexei Popyrin – stats

Shelton will play Popyrin in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Alexei Popyrin square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Ben Shelton Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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SheltonBublik
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S
0
0
B
0
0

Ben won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Shelton broke back in the 10th (5-5) game to win the set 7-6.

Ben converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 9th (4-5 15-40 and 30-40) and the 14th game (7-5 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Kazakhstani was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 3rd game (1-1 30-40).

They played 84 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the American won just 2 points more than Alexander (43-41). Ben surrendered 12 points on serve (23-12). Regarding the other side of the net, the Kazakhstani conceded 20 points on serve (29-20).

2nd Set -
Shelton Not
Not
0
0
0
0

Shelton overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Alexander Bublik in the 2nd game (2-0). That break resulted decisive for Ben to win the set (6-2) since there were no other breaks anymore.

Ben converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (3-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Ben didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 50 points. The American conquered the set after winning 8 points more than the Kazakhstani (29-21). The American dropped 5 points on serve (16-5). On the losing side, Bublik conceded 13 points on serve (16-13).

1st
Shelton
Bublik
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
3
5
3
4
2
4
2
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
2nd
Shelton
Bublik
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
 

Tennis Scores in Montreal

  • Ben SheltonShelton – Alexander BublikBublik (7-64 6-2)
  • Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-3 6-3)
  • Rinky HijikataHijikata – Taro DanielDaniel (6-1 7-5)
  • Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (6-2 7-5)
  • Taylor FritzFritz – Mariano NavoneNavone (6-4 6-1)
  • Tommy PaulPaul – Luciano DarderiDarderi (6-4 7-62)
  • Sebastian KordaKorda – Vasek PospisilPospisil (2-1 ret.)
  • Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Tomas MachacMachac (6-3 6-4)
  • Jordan ThompsonThompson – Jack DraperDraper (7-5 6-2)
  • Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (4-6 6-4 6-4)
  • Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-4 7-5)
  • Ugo HumbertHumbert – Arthur FilsFils (6-2 6-2)
  • James DuckworthDuckworth – Marcos GironGiron (6-4 6-1)
  • Flavio CobolliCobolli – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (6-3 6-2)
  • Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-4 2-6 6-4)
  • Borna CoricCoric – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (6-4 6-4)
  • Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (6-78 7-66 6-3)
  • Nuno BorgesBorges – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (5-7 6-4 6-4)
  • Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-4 6-2)
  • Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (7-67 5-7 6-4)
  • Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Nicolas JarryJarry (7-65 6-75 6-2)
  • Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Gabriel DialloDiallo (6-4 6-4)
  • Kei NishikoriNishikori – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (3-6 7-5 6-4)
  • Holger RuneRune – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-2 3-6 6-2)

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