Arthur Fils and Ben Shelton will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Swiss Indoors Basel for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis 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 -> 1.9
Arthur Fils -> 1.9
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Prediction and head to head Arthur Fils vs. Ben Shelton
This will be the 3rd time that Arthur Fils and Ben Shelton face off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they fought against each other, Fils won 7-5 6-7(5) 7-6(2) in the quarter in Tokyo back in September 2024.
Highlights Arthur Fils vs Ben Shelton – Tokyo 29-September-2024
Arthur Fils
39 - 24win/loss
20
20
LWWWLWWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39-25 | 15-9 | 14-10 | 4-3 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-24 | 5-4 | 13-8 | 21-10 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-28 | 0-1 | 23-15 | 20-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-26 | 3-2 | 29-17 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 20 (career-high), Arthur reached the semifinal after beating Daniel Altmaier 7-6(5) 6-3, Pedro Martinez Portero 7-5 6-3 and Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(5) 6-3.
In the quarter, The French player had a good straight sets win against Tsitsipas (7-65 6-3). During the match, Fils scored 69 points vs Tsitsipas’s 58. Arthur was quite aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about the service games, Fils made 10 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Arthur Fils was pretty efficient on serve to win 88% (29/33) of his 1st serve and 76% (16/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The French player broke Tsitsipas twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Arthur hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to win 54% of the points he played.
Fils has a solid win-loss record in the last 5 years having won 60% of his matches (159-104). 4-2 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Fils has an overall46-32 record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.
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 beat Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 3-6 7-6(1) and in Tokyo where he overcame Ugo Humbert in the final 5-7 7-6(6) 6-3.
The French player has an aggregate 39-24 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Basel
Fils has never competed in this tournament before.
Ben Shelton
40 - 23win/loss
19
13
LWWWWLWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41-24 | 22-13 | 8-4 | 7-3 | 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. 23, Ben got to the semifinal after beating Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3 6-4, Stan Wawrinka 7-6(2) 7-5 and Andrey Rublev 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4.
In the quarter, The American defeated Rublev (7-5 6-73 6-4).During the match Shelton scored less points (4) than Rublev. In fact, the world no. 20 won 97 points vs Rublev’s. That means that Shelton was more focused during the important points. Ben was exceptionally aggressive to blast 58 winners.
Talking about serving, Shelton fired 13 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Ben Shelton was very efficient on serve to win 73% (58/79) of his 1st serve and 69% (22/32) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Ben was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Rublev twice.
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was winning the title in Houston where he overcame Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-5 4-6 6-3.
Ben has a composed 40-23 win-loss record in 2024, 6-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Fils | Shelton |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 65 | 79 |
| Pts | 210-177 | 232-207 |
| Total Points | 387 | 439 |
| Winners | 98 | 135 |
| %Winners | 47% | 58% |
Both Fils and Shelton played 3 matches. At the moment, Ben Shelton dropped 1 set while Arthur Fils hasn’t lost a set so far. Fils has played 1 set(s) less than Shelton (6 vs 7). Therefore, Fils played 14 games less than Shelton. Fils scored 98 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Shelton recorded 135 winners (58%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Fils | Shelton |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 30 | 30 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 10 |
| 1st in | 119/190 | 171/236 |
| %1st in | 63% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 98/119 | 135/171 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 38/71 | 44/65 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 68% |
Fils struck 30 aces (10 per match). Shelton recorded 30 aces (10 per match). Fils won 82% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Shelton won 79% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 68% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Fils | Shelton |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 5 |
| Converted | 7/17 | 5/5 |
| % Converted | 41% | 100% |
| Conceded | 9 | 12 |
| Saved | 7 | 12 |
| % Saved | 78% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 |
The French player broke his opponents 7 times with a 41% conversion rate. The French player lost his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded. Ben broke his opponents 5 times with a 100% conversion rate. The American was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 12 break points.
| Fils | |||||
| R1 Altmaier |
R2 Martinez Portero |
1/4 Tsitsipas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-3 | 7-5 6-3 | 7-65 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 21 | 22 | 65 | |
| pts | 72-64 | 69-55 | 69-58 | 210-177 | |
| Total points | 136 | 124 | 127 | 387 | |
| Winners | 33 | 36 | 29 | 98 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 52% | 42% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 13 | 10 | 30 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 44/72 | 42/64 | 33/54 | 119/190 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 66% | 61% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 33/44 | 36/42 | 29/33 | 98/119 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 86% | 88% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/28 | 8/22 | 16/21 | 38/71 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 36% | 76% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 3/7 | 2/6 | 7/17 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 43% | 33% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 67% | – | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Shelton | |||||
| R1 Etcheverry |
R2 Wawrinka |
1/4 Rublev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-62 7-5 | 7-5 6-73 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 25 | 35 | 79 | |
| pts | 59-44 | 76-62 | 97-101 | 232-207 | |
| Total points | 103 | 138 | 198 | 439 | |
| Winners | 32 | 45 | 58 | 135 | |
| %Winners | 54% | 59% | 60% | 58% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 38/52 | 54/73 | 79/111 | 171/236 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 74% | 71% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 32/38 | 45/54 | 58/79 | 135/171 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 83% | 73% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/14 | 13/19 | 22/32 | 44/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 68% | 69% | 68% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Converted | 2/2 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5/5 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 5/5 | 6/6 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWWLWWLW Tennis Scores in Basel
- Arthur FilsFils – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Andrey RublevRublev (7-5 6-73 6-4) – See score progression
- Holger RuneRune – David GoffinGoffin (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Jamie Murray/John PeersMurray/John Peers – Yuki Bhambri/Albano OlivettiBhambri/Albano Olivetti (4-6 7-5 10-6) – See score progression
- Wesley Koolhof/Nikola MekticKoolhof/Nikola Mektic – Kevin Krawietz/Aleksandr NedovyesovKrawietz/Aleksandr Nedovyesov (6-4 7-65) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Andrey RublevRublev (7-5 6-7(3) 6-4) – See score progression
- Arthur FilsFils – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (7-6(5) 6-3) – See score progression
- Holger RuneRune – David GoffinGoffin (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
