Ben Shelton and Reilly Opelka will face off in the 1st round of the Western & Southern Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 4:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and 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 -> 1.46
Reilly Opelka -> 2.72
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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Reilly Opelka
There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Reilly Opelka since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Ben Shelton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-26 | 22-13 | 8-4 | 8-5 | 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), Ben will start his run in Cincinnati after he played his last match in Montreal where he lost 6-4 7-6(4) to Popyrin in the 2nd round on the 8th of August.
The American has a compiled 27-18 win-loss record in 2024, 13-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the season was winning the title in Houston where he beat Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-5 4-6 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, Ben has an overall 113-62 record. He has a positive 57-34 record on hard.
Previously in Cincinnati
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2022. See his history.
Reilly Opelka
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 8-10 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-15 | 10-7 | 6-5 | 4-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-23 | 14-11 | 6-4 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 324, the American will start his run in Cincinnati after he played his last match in Washington where he lost 6-4 6-3 to Thompson in the 2nd round on the 31st of July.
The American has a compiled 5-3 win-loss record in 2024, 2-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The American’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Newport.
In terms of his career, The American has an overall 214-164 record. He has a positive 102-83 record on hard.
Previously in Cincinnati
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2020. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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LWWWW Tennis Scores in Cincinnati
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-0 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-VasselinGonzalez/Edouard Roger-Vasselin – Lloyd Glasspool/Ugo HumbertGlasspool/Ugo Humbert (3-6 6-3 10-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Tommy PaulPaul (6-2 4-6 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
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