PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Shelton, Fritz, Fils and Tiafoe to play on Tuesday – Western & Southern Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz, Arthur Fils and Frances Tiafoe are going to compete on Tuesday at the Western & Southern Open.

[SEE DRAW and ORDER OF PLAY]

Ben Shelton vs. Reilly Opelka

Head to head 0-0

Ben Shelton will compete against Reilly Opelka in the 1^st round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 4:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Ben Shelton: ranking and results

Ranked no. 14 (career high), Ben will start his run in Cincinnati after he played his last match in Montreal where he lost to Popyrin in the 2^nd round on the 8^th of August.

Shelton has a 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 overcame Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-5 4-6 6-3.

Last year in Cincinnati Shelton lost in the 2^nd round 7-6(3) 7-6(2) to Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Reilly Opelka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 322, Opelka will start his run in Cincinnati after he played his last match in Washington where he lost to Thompson in the 2^nd round on the 31^st of July.

Opelka has a 5-3 win-loss record in 2024, 2-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The American’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Newport.

Last year in Cincinnati Opelka didn’t play in Cincinnati in 2023.

Head to head analysis

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

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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Taylor Fritz vs. Brandon Nakashima

Head to head 2-0 for Fritz

Taylor Fritz will square off with Brandon Nakashima in the 1^st round for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 7:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Taylor Fritz: ranking and results

Ranked no. 12, will start his run in Cincinnati after he played his last match in Davis Cup, World Group, Q, UKR USA 0 where he overcame to in the Rubber 4 on the 2^nd of February.

Fritz has a 38-15 win-loss record in 2024, 12-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current season was winning the title in Delray Beach where he beat Tommy Paul in the final 6-2 6-3 and in Eastbourne where he defeated Max Purcell in the final 6-4 6-3.

Last year in Cincinnati Fritz lost in the quarter 6-0 6-4 to Novak Djokovic.

Brandon Nakashima: ranking and results

Ranked no. 49, Nakashima will start his run in Cincinnati after he played his last match in the Surbiton Challenger where he lost to in the semifinal on the 8^th of June.

Brandon has a 49-23 win-loss record in 2024, 16-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Brandon’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Tenerife 1 Challenger and the Koblenz Challenger.

Last year in Cincinnati Brandon capitulated in the 1^st round 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 to Stan Wawrinka.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Taylor Fritz and Brandon Nakashima play each other. Their actual record is 2-0 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time they played each other, Fritz won 6-3 6-4 in the 2^nd round in Indian wells back in 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Taylor Fritz who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Taylor Fritz is the pick to win this match.
Taylor Fritz -> 1.42
Brandon Nakashima -> 2.875

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Arthur Fils vs. Brandon Holt

Head to head 1-0 for Fils

Arthur Fils will compete against Brandon Holt in the 1^st round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 9:30 pm on P&G GRANDSTAND.

Arthur Fils: ranking and results

Ranked no. 24, will start his run in Cincinnati after he won the title in the Bordeaux Challenger after beating Martinez Portero in the final.

The French player has a 28-19 win-loss record in 2024, 8-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current year was winning the title the Bordeaux Challenger where he defeated Pedro Martinez Portero in the final 6-2 6-3 and in Hamburg where he overcame Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 3-6 7-6(1).

Last year in Cincinnati The French player had to surrender in the 1^st round 6-4 3-6 6-2 to Ugo Humbert.

Brandon Holt: ranking and results

Ranked no. 227, Holt got to the 1^st round after defeating Dusan Lajovic 2-6 6-3 7-5 and Zachary Svajda 6-4 2-6 6-3.

Brandon has a 34-20 win-loss record in 2024, 33-18 on hard (See FULL STATS). Holt’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Indian Wells 1 Challenger, M25 Bakersfield and the Tyler Challenger.

Last year in Cincinnati Holt surrendered in the qualifications 6-1 6-1 to Arthur Fils.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Arthur Fils and Brandon Holt fight against each other. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Fils (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time they squared off, Fils won 6-1 6-1 in the qualifications in Cincinnati back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Arthur Fils who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Arthur Fils is the pick to win this match.
Arthur Fils -> 1.25
Brandon Holt -> 3.96

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Frances Tiafoe vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

Head to head 1-0 for Tiafoe

Frances Tiafoe will compete against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the 1^st round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 1:30 pm on P&G GRANDSTAND.

Frances Tiafoe: ranking and results

Ranked no. 27, Tiafoe will start his run in Cincinnati after he played his last match in the Cagliari Challenger where he lost to Coria in the 2^nd round on the 2^nd of May.

The American has a 19-19 win-loss record in 2024, 10-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Francis’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Houston.

Last year in Cincinnati Tiafoe lost in the 2^nd round 6-3 6-4 to Stan Wawrinka.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 53, Alejandro will start his run in Cincinnati after he played his last match in Montreal where he lost to in the 3^rd round on the 10^th of August.

Davidovich Fokina has a 15-16 win-loss record in 2024, 11-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Cincinnati Davidovich Fokina got to the 2^nd round last year in Cincinnati before retiring against Novak Djokovic.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Frances Tiafoe and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina square off. Their current record is 1-0 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time they played, Tiafoe won 7-6(5) 5-7 7-5 in the quarter in Estoril back in 2022.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Frances Tiafoe who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Frances Tiafoe is the pick to win this match.
Frances Tiafoe -> 1.64
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina -> 2.26

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Western & Southern Open

• Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-VasselinGonzalez/Edouard Roger-Vasselin – Lloyd Glasspool/Ugo HumbertGlasspool/Ugo Humbert (3-6 6-3 10-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-0 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Flavio CobolliCobolli – Tommy PaulPaul (6-2 4-6 7-5) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Western & Southern Open

• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Nuno BorgesBorges (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (4-5) – H2H – Prediction
• Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Sebastian KordaKorda (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Marcos GironGiron – Sebastian BaezBaez (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Ugo HumbertHumbert (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (4-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (2-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Zhizhen ZhangZhang – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Max PurcellPurcell – Tomas MachacMachac (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Alejandro TabiloTabilo – (2-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Brandon HoltHolt – (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Corentin MoutetMoutet (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Mariano NavoneNavone (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jack DraperDraper – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Nicolas JarryJarry (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (1-1) – H2H – Prediction