Ben Shelton and Fabian Marozsan will fight against each other in the 3rd round of the Western & Southern Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:00 pm on Holcim Stadium 3. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance 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 -> 1.5
Fabian Marozsan -> 2.6
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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Fabian Marozsan
This will be the 3rd time that Ben Shelton and Fabian Marozsan clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Shelton won 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Auckland back in January 2024.
Highlights Ben Shelton vs Fabian Marozsan – Auckland 10-January-2024
Ben Shelton
30 - 18win/loss
21
13
LWLWWWWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42-25 | 22-13 | 8-4 | 8-4 | 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), Shelton got to the 3rd round after beating Reilly Opelka 7-6(3) 7-6(3) and Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7(6) 7-6(7) 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Etcheverry, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-76 7-67 6-3). During the match, Shelton scored 125 points vs Etcheverry’s 116. Shelton was pretty aggressive to blast 65 winners.
Regarding the service games, Shelton made 13 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Overall, Ben Shelton was pretty effective on serve to win 78% (65/83) of his 1st serve and 54% (19/35) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Shelton broke Etcheverry twice after converting 18% of his break points (2/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Shelton has dropped 1 set in this event to win 52% of the points he played.
Shelton has a solid match record in the last 4 years having won 65% of his matches (115-62). 15-9 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Shelton has a compiled59-34 match record in the last 4 years on hard.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title in Houston where he overcame Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-5 4-6 6-3.
Ben has an overall 29-18 win-loss record in 2024, 15-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Fabian Marozsan
19 - 23win/loss
58
36
LWWLLLWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23-29 | 15-11 | 5-8 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-27 | 7-5 | 32-13 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-19 | 10-3 | 29-12 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 47-21 | 4-2 | 33-16 | 10-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-7 | 6-2 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 50, Fabian reached the 3rd round after defeating Corentin Moutet 6-4 7-6(2) and Grigor Dimitrov 4-6 6-4 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Dimitrov, The Hungarian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-3). During the match Marozsan scored 93 points vs Dimitrov’s 83. Fabian was pretty aggressive to blast 47 winners.
About the serving games, Marozsan recorded 6 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Fabian Marozsan lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Marozsan put 62% of his first serves in, winning 81% (47/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (15/35) on the 2nd serve. The Hungarian broke Dimitrov 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Hungarian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Marozsan has an aggregate 19-22 win-loss record in 2024, 13-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Fabian has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shelton | Marozsan |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 61 | 52 |
| Pts | 207-190 | 169-151 |
| Total Points | 397 | 320 |
| Winners | 118 | 82 |
| %Winners | 57% | 49% |
Both Shelton and Marozsan played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ben Shelton surrendered 1 set, while Fabian Marozsan dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Shelton and Marozsan have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Shelton played 9 games more than Marozsan. Shelton scored 118 winners (57% of the total points). On the other side, The Hungarian made 82 winners (49%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shelton | Marozsan |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 19 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 9.5 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 141/201 | 104/160 |
| %1st in | 70% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 118/141 | 82/104 |
| %1st pts | 84% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 31/60 | 23/56 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 41% |
Shelton managed to score 19 aces (9.5 per match). Marozsan made 9 aces (4.5 per match). Shelton won 84% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Marozsan won 79% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 41% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Shelton | Marozsan |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 7 |
| Converted | 2/13 | 7/18 |
| % Converted | 15% | 39% |
| Conceded | 10 | 8 |
| Saved | 9 | 3 |
| % Saved | 90% | 38% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 |
Shelton broke his opponents twice with a 15% conversion rate. Ben surrendered his serve once and he saved 90% of the break points that he conceded. The Hungarian broke his opponents 7 times with a 39% conversion rate. Fabian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 38% of the break points that he conceded.
| Shelton | ||||
| R1 Opelka |
R2 Etcheverry |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 7-63 | 6-76 7-67 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 35 | 61 | |
| pts | 82-74 | 125-116 | 207-190 | |
| Total points | 156 | 241 | 397 | |
| Winners | 53 | 65 | 118 | |
| %Winners | 65% | 52% | 57% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 13 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 58/83 | 83/118 | 141/201 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 70% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 53/58 | 65/83 | 118/141 | |
| % 1st pts | 91% | 78% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/25 | 19/35 | 31/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 54% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 0/2 | 2/11 | 2/13 | |
| Converted % | 0% | 18% | 15% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 4/5 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 80% | 90% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Marozsan | ||||
| R1 Moutet |
R2 Dimitrov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-62 | 4-6 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 29 | 52 | |
| pts | 76-68 | 93-83 | 169-151 | |
| Total points | 144 | 176 | 320 | |
| Winners | 35 | 47 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 51% | 49% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 46/67 | 58/93 | 104/160 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 62% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 35/46 | 47/58 | 82/104 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 81% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/21 | 15/35 | 23/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 43% | 41% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 3/7 | 7/18 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 43% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 2/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 50% | 38% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLLLWLWL Tennis Scores in Cincinnati
- Ben SheltonShelton – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (6-76 7-67 6-3) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Luciano DarderiDarderi (7-64 3-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Max PurcellPurcell (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Arthur FilsFils (7-5 7-63) – See score progression
- Marcelo Arevalo/Mate PavicArevalo/Mate Pavic – Marcelo Melo/Alexander ZverevMelo/Alexander Zverev (6-3 7-62) – See score progression
- Jack DraperDraper – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (3-6 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Holger RuneRune – Nuno BorgesBorges (6-3 7-68) – See score progression
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (4-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (3-6 7-64 6-1) – See score progression
- Arthur Fils/Nicolas JarryFils/Nicolas Jarry – Rohan Bopanna/Matthew EbdenBopanna/Matthew Ebden (6-4 6-75 10-8) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Sebastian BaezBaez (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (7-62 6-4) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Arthur FilsFils (7-5 7-6(3)) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (6-7(6) 7-6(7) 6-3) – See score progression
- Jack DraperDraper – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (3-6 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Holger RuneRune – Nuno BorgesBorges (6-3 7-6(8)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (3-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Flavio CobolliCobolli (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (4-4) – H2H and prediction
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Jordan ThompsonThompson (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Andrey RublevRublev (1-2) – H2H and prediction
