Ben Shelton, the 12th seed in the 2024 Cincinnati Masters, reflects on his impressive performance in the tournament so far, including his win over Fabian Marozsan. Shelton credits his adaptability on the court and ability to change up his game plan for his success. Looking ahead to his upcoming match against Sascha Zverev, Shelton expresses excitement for the challenge, noting their lack of practice together and previous meeting on a singles court. Shelton acknowledges Zverev’s strong serving and return game but remains focused and determined for the big stadium matchup. Shelton also shares his relief after a previous tense encounter with another player and satisfaction with his strong serving and returning skills.

Shelton in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2024

Currently the world no.14 (career-high), Shelton has an overall 30-18 record in 2024. Ben is playing in Cincinnati where he conquered the world no.322 Reilly Opelka 7-6(3) 7-6(3), the world no.37 Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7(6) 7-6(7) 6-3 and the world no.50 Fabian Marozsan 6-4 6-3.

Ben Shelton will compete against the world no.4 Alexander Zverev in the quarter on Saturday at 3:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the past, they have never played each other up to now in top competitions.

The American clinched 1 title in 2024 in Houston.

Zverev in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2024

Currently the world no.4, the German owns a 51-15 match record in 2024. Zverev is now playing in Cincinnati where he overcame Unknown Player bye

, the world no.22 Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-2 and the world no.513 Pablo Carreno-Busta 7-5 7-6(6).

Alexander Zverev will square off with the world no.14 Ben Shelton in the quarter on Saturday at 3:30 pm on CENTER COURT. They have never competed against each other till now on the main tour.

The German clinched 2 titles in 2024 in Australia and Rome. The German reached the final at the French Open and in Hamburg (Hamburg Open).

Zverev won 23 titles in his career: 8 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts and 7 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)

He is also scheduled to play in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) on the 30th of September and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 28th of October.

Ben Shelton and Alexander Zverev have never squared off.