Jannik Sinner and Ben Shelton will clash against each other in the 4th round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 12:30 pm on STADIUM 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 Jannik Sinner who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jannik Sinner is the pick to win this match.
Jannik Sinner -> 1.165
Ben Shelton -> 5.15
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Prediction and head to head Jannik Sinner vs. Ben Shelton
This will be the 5th time that Jannik Sinner and Ben Shelton square off. The head to head is 3-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Sinner won 6-2 6-4 7-6(9) in the 4th round in at the Wimbledon back in July 2024.
Highlights Jannik Sinner vs Ben Shelton – Wimbledon 07-July-2024
Jannik Sinner
61 - 6win/loss
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Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 71-6 | 40-3 | 11-2 | 11-0 | 9-1 | 0-0 |
2023 | 64-15 | 28-7 | 8-3 | 20-2 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
2022 | 47-16 | 21-6 | 15-4 | 7-4 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
2021 | 49-22 | 22-8 | 10-6 | 17-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
2020 | 20-14 | 2-6 | 7-3 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently world no. 1 Jannik reached the 4th round after beating Unknown Player bye, Taro Daniel 6-1 6-4 and Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2.
In the 3rd round against Etcheverry, Jannik recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-73 6-4 6-2). During the match, Sinner scored 101 points vs Etcheverry’s 85. Sinner was quite aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Regarding the service games, Sinner managed to score 12 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Jannik Sinner was exceptionally effective on serve to win 78% (50/64) of his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Jannik broke Etcheverry 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jannik has surrendered 1 set in this competition to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Sinner has a fantastic match record in the last 7 years having won 74% of his matches (334-119). 36-3 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Sinner has an overall134-44 win-loss record in the last 7 years on hard.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title at the Australian Open where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 and in Rotterdam where he defeated Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4 and in Miami where he overcame Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1 and in Halle where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 7-6(8) 7-6(2) and in Cincinnati where he overcame Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-6(4) 6-2 and at the U.S. Open where he beat Taylor Fritz in the final 6-3 6-4 7-5.
The Italian has an overall 61-6 win-loss record in 2024, 36-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Shanghai
Ben Shelton
37 - 22win/loss
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Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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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. 16, Ben got to the 4th round after defeating Denis Shapovalov 6-3 7-5 and Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 6-4.
In the 3rd round, Ben had a good straight sets win against Carballes Baena (6-3 6-4). During the match Shelton scored 56 points vs Carballes Baena’s 44. Ben was exceptionally aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Shelton fired 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Ben Shelton was quite efficient on serve to win 91% (32/35) of his 1st serve and 57% (8/14) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Ben broke Carballes Baena twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was conquering the title in Houston where he overcame Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-5 4-6 6-3.
The American has an aggregate 37-22 win-loss record in 2024, 22-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Shanghai
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Sinner | Shelton |
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Match played | 2 | 2 |
Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
Tot Games | 48 | 40 |
Pts | 168-131 | 120-92 |
Total Points | 299 | 212 |
Winners | 82 | 64 |
%Winners | 49% | 53% |
Both Sinner and Shelton played 2 matches. At the moment, Jannik Sinner conceded 1 set while Ben Shelton hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Sinner has played 1 set more than Shelton (5 vs 4). Therefore, Sinner played 8 games more than Shelton. Sinner scored 82 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, The American managed to score 64 winners (53%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Sinner | Shelton |
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Aces | 24 | 19 |
Avg per match | 12 | 9.5 |
1st in | 102/141 | 77/104 |
%1st in | 72% | 74% |
1st pts | 82/102 | 64/77 |
%1st pts | 80% | 83% |
2nd pts | 20/39 | 20/27 |
%2nd pts | 51% | 74% |
Sinner struck 24 aces (12 per match). Shelton scored 19 aces (9.5 per match). Sinner won 80% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Shelton won 83% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 74% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | Sinner | Shelton |
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Won | 7 | 4 |
Converted | 7/22 | 4/8 |
% Converted | 32% | 50% |
Conceded | 5 | 0 |
Saved | 4 | 0 |
% Saved | 80% | 0% |
Times Broken | 1 | 0 |
Sinner broke his opponents 7 times with a 32% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. The American was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 0 break points.
Sinner | ||||
R2 Daniel |
R3 Etcheverry |
Total | ||
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Score | 6-1 6-4 | 6-73 6-4 6-2 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Tot Games | 17 | 31 | 48 | |
pts | 67-46 | 101-85 | 168-131 | |
Total points | 113 | 186 | 299 | |
Winners | 32 | 50 | 82 | |
%Winners | 48% | 50% | 49% | |
SERVE | ||||
Aces | 12 | 12 | 24 | |
Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
1st in | 38/49 | 64/92 | 102/141 | |
% 1st in | 78% | 70% | 72% | |
1st pts | 32/38 | 50/64 | 82/102 | |
% 1st pts | 84% | 78% | 80% | |
2nd pts | 5/11 | 15/28 | 20/39 | |
% 2nd pts | 45% | 54% | 51% | |
Breaks | ||||
Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Converted | 3/9 | 4/13 | 7/22 | |
Converted % | 33% | 31% | 32% | |
Conceded | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
Saved | 0/0 | 4/5 | 4 | |
Saved % | – | 80% | 40% | |
Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Shelton | ||||
R2 Shapovalov |
R3 Carballes Baena |
Total | ||
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Score | 6-3 7-5 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Tot Games | 21 | 19 | 40 | |
pts | 64-48 | 56-44 | 120-92 | |
Total points | 112 | 100 | 212 | |
Winners | 32 | 32 | 64 | |
%Winners | 50% | 57% | 53% | |
SERVE | ||||
Aces | 11 | 8 | 19 | |
Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
1st in | 42/55 | 35/49 | 77/104 | |
% 1st in | 76% | 71% | 74% | |
1st pts | 32/42 | 32/35 | 64/77 | |
% 1st pts | 76% | 91% | 83% | |
2nd pts | 12/13 | 8/14 | 20/27 | |
% 2nd pts | 92% | 57% | 74% | |
Breaks | ||||
Won | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Converted | 2/5 | 2/3 | 4/8 | |
Converted % | 40% | 67% | 50% | |
Conceded | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Saved | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Saved % | – | – | 0% | |
Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Head 2 Head
Tennis Scores in Shanghai
- Taylor FritzFritz – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Tomas MachacMachac – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Jakub MensikMensik – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-1 6-75 6-2) – See score progression
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (7-65 6-2) – See score progression
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Ugo HumbertHumbert (7-67 2-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Alexandre MullerMuller (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (5-7 7-5 7-65) – See score progression
- Holger RuneRune – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Yibing WuWu (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (5-7 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (6-73 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (6-72 7-66 6-2) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Alexandre MullerMuller (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Ugo HumbertHumbert (7-6(7) 2-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Tomas MachacMachac – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Jakub MensikMensik – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-1 6-7(5) 6-2) – See score progression
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (7-6(5) 6-2) – See score progression
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (5-7 7-5 7-6(5)) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Holger RuneRune – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- David GoffinGoffin – Marcos GironGiron (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Tommy PaulPaul – Tomas MachacMachac (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (4-9) – H2H and prediction
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Alexander ZverevZverev (1-4) – H2H and prediction
- Jannik SinnerSinner – (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Gael MonfilsMonfils (2-1) – H2H and prediction