Ben Shelton aces Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-2 6-2 in the 1st round in New York on Monday. Shelton will have to play Roberto Bautista Agut in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 50 minutes. His best result in this tournament was reaching the semifinal in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

New York
Shelton's Record

Ben added to his prize money $ 40,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 140,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Ben will add $ 75,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 215,000 in total.

Highlights Ben Shelton vs. Dominic Thiem U.S. Open – New York

Shelton’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Shelton
Thiem
6-4 6-2 6-2
1h:50
95
95
Total points
59
59
41
41
Winners
29
29
43%
43%
Ratio Winners
49%
49%
17
17
Unforced
23
23
43%
43%
Ratio Unforced
58%
58%
24/28
24/28
Net Approaches
12/19
12/19
86%
86%
Perc
63%
63%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
2
2
2
2
Double Faults
7
7
74%
74%
1st in
46%
46%
91%
91%
1st won
67%
67%
41/45
41/45
1st won
29/43
29/43
75%
75%
2nd won
44%
44%
12/16
12/16
2nd won
22/50
22/50
217
217
Fastest serve
206
206
186
186
AVG 1st Serve
189
189
164
164
AVG 2nd Serve
153
153
-- Break Points --
5/11
5/11
Total
0/1
0/1
45%
45%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, the American scored 95 points vs. the Austrian’s 59.

Shelton

The American served very well to win 91% of the points (41/45) behind his first serve, and he won 75% points (12/16) on his second serve. Ben won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points as he converted only 45% (5/11) of the procured opportunities.

Thiem

On the other side, Thiem wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this match, the head to head between Shelton and Thiem is 2-1 for Ben.

Draw and next match H2H: Ben Shelton vs. Roberto Bautista Agut – stats

Shelton will face Bautista Agut in the 2nd round.

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

The last time that they played each other, Shelton won 6-2 7-62 7-5 in the 1st round in Australian open back in January 2024.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Shelton 6-4
SheltonThiem
6
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
SheltonThiem
5
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
SheltonThiem
4
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
SheltonThiem
4
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonThiem
3
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
SheltonThiem
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonThiem
2
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
SheltonThiem
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonThiem
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
SheltonThiem
1
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Ben conquered in the 10th game (6-4).

Thiem lost the 10th game (6-4) when he was comfortably leading 40-0.

Shelton converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 10th game (5-4 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Shelton didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 58 points. Shelton won 12 more points than the Austrian (35-23). Ben was extremely solid on serve to drop just 2 points (20-2). on the other side of the net, Dominic conceded 15 points on serve (21-15).

2nd Set -
Shelton 6-2
SheltonThiem
6
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
SheltonThiem
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonThiem
4
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
SheltonThiem
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonThiem
3
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
SheltonThiem
3
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
SheltonThiem
2
0
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
SheltonThiem
1
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40

Shelton took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Dominic Thiem in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Shelton improved his lead after breaking the Austrian in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.

The American converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 6th (4-1 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Thiem wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 1st game (0-0 30-40).

They contested 53 points. Shelton won 11 more points than the Austrian (32-21). The American was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (17-4). On the other side, the Austrian conceded 15 points on serve (17-15).

3rd Set -
Shelton 6-2
SheltonThiem
6
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
SheltonThiem
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
SheltonThiem
4
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
SheltonThiem
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonThiem
3
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
SheltonThiem
2
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
SheltonThiem
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
SheltonThiem
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Shelton in this set was in much better shape than the Austrian and without many problems he won 6-2 after breaking Dominic in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

Shelton was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, Ben didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 43 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 13 points more than Thiem (28-15). Shelton was extremely solid on serve to drop just 2 points (16-2). In addition, on the other side, Dominic conceded 12 points on serve (13-12).

1st
Shelton
Thiem
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Shelton
Thiem
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
3rd
Shelton
Thiem
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0

Tennis Scores at the U.S. Open

  • Rinky HijikataHijikata – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (7-61 3-6 6-4 6-3)
  • Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Dominik KoepferKoepfer (6-3 7-5 5-7 6-2)
  • Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (7-5 6-2 6-3)
  • Francisco ComesanaComesana – Dominic StrickerStricker (4-6 6-3 7-64 6-3)
  • Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Sebastian OfnerOfner (5-7 6-4 6-4 6-2)
  • Alexander ZverevZverev – Maximilian MartererMarterer (6-2 6-75 6-3 6-2)
  • Arthur CazauxCazaux – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (6-1 6-3 6-3)
  • Juncheng ShangShang – Alexander BublikBublik (6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3 6-4)
  • Andrey RublevRublev – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (6-3 7-63 7-5)
  • Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (7-63 1-6 6-1 7-5)
  • Taylor FritzFritz – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (7-5 6-1 6-2)
  • Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Maks KasnikowskiKasnikowski (6-76 6-1 6-2 3-6 7-66)
  • Alexandre MullerMuller – Adam WaltonWalton (3-6 7-67 6-3 6-4)
  • Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (7-62 6-2 6-3)
  • Ugo HumbertHumbert – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (6-3 6-4 6-4)
  • Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Holger RuneRune (6-2 6-1 6-4)
  • Ben SheltonShelton – Dominic ThiemThiem (6-4 6-2 6-2)
  • Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Luca NardiNardi (7-5 7-63 7-65)
  • Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Christopher EubanksEubanks (6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3 7-68)
  • Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Kyrian JacquetJacquet (6-3 6-4 6-2)
  • Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Jan ChoinskiChoinski (6-2 6-3 5-7 6-75 6-3)
  • Gael MonfilsMonfils – Diego SchwartzmanSchwartzman (6-72 6-2 6-2 6-1)
  • Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Hugo GrenierGrenier (4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5)
  • Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard (6-4 6-2 6-3)
  • Casper RuudRuud – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (7-62 6-2 6-2)

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