Ben Shelton and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard will clash against each other in the final of the Swiss Indoors Basel for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 3:30 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 -> 1.48
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard -> 2.65
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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
This will be the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Mpetshi (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played each other, Mpetshi won 6-3 7-6(3) in the 1st round in London back in June 2024.
Ben Shelton
41 - 23win/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. 23, Shelton got to the final after beating Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3 6-4, Stan Wawrinka 7-6(2) 7-5, Andrey Rublev 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 and Arthur Fils 6-3 7-6(9).
In the semifinal, Ben had a good straight sets win against Fils (6-3 7-69). During the match, Shelton scored 65 points vs Fils’s 54. Shelton was very aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about the service games, Shelton struck 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Ben Shelton was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 88% (45/51) of his 1st serve and 70% (7/10) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The American broke Fils once after converting 50% of his break points (1/2).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ben has conceded 1 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Shelton has a solid record in the last 4 years having won 65% of his matches (127-67). 7-2 on indoor hard courts in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Shelton has an aggregate38-8 record in the last 4 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the year was winning the title in Houston where he beat Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-5 4-6 6-3.
Shelton has an overall 41-23 win-loss record in 2024, 7-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Basel
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
46 - 24win/loss
31
30
LWWWWWWLLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48-25 | 15-9 | 10-5 | 13-7 | 10-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-27 | 21-12 | 9-9 | 5-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-23 | 0-0 | 31-18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-22 | 5-6 | 15-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 50, Giovanni reached the final after defeating James Duckworth 7-6(4) 6-3, Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-1 7-6(6), Denis Shapovalov 6-7(7) 6-3 7-6(3) and Holger Rune 7-6(6) 6-4.
In the semifinal, The French player had a good straight sets win against Rune (7-66 6-4). During the match Mpetshi and Rune scored the same amount of points (). However, the world no. 23 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The French player was not very aggressive do strike just winners.
Talking about serving, Mpetshi was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 0% of his first serves in, win 0% (/) of the points behind his 1st serve and 0% (/) on the 2nd serve.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Giovanni has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Nottingham Challenger where he overcame Matteo Martineau in the final 7-6(2) 6-4 and the Cuernavaca Challenger where he defeated Nicolas Mejia in the final 7-5 7-5 and the Acapulco Challenger where he overcame Adam Walton in the final 6-3 6-3 and in Lyon where he beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the final 6-4 1-6 7-6(7).
The French player has an overall 46-24 win-loss record in 2024, 11-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shelton | Mpetshi |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 101 | 100 |
| Pts | 297-261 | 248-211 |
| Total Points | 558 | 459 |
| Winners | 180 | 127 |
| %Winners | 61% | 51% |
Both Shelton and Mpetshi played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ben Shelton dropped 1 set, while Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Shelton and Mpetshi have played the same amount of sets 9. However, Shelton played 1 game more than Mpetshi. The American scored 180 winners (61% of the total points). On the other side, Giovanni made 127 winners (51%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shelton | Mpetshi |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 38 | 70 |
| Avg per match | 9.5 | 17.5 |
| 1st in | 222/297 | 155/231 |
| %1st in | 75% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 180/222 | 127/155 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 51/75 | 50/76 |
| %2nd pts | 68% | 66% |
Shelton bagged 38 aces (9.5 per match). Mpetshi scored 70 aces (17.5 per match). Shelton won 81% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 68% of the points. On the other side, Mpetshi won 82% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 66% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Shelton | Mpetshi |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 4 |
| Converted | 6/7 | 4/14 |
| % Converted | 86% | 29% |
| Conceded | 12 | 3 |
| Saved | 12 | 3 |
| % Saved | 100% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 |
The American broke his opponents 6 times with a 86% conversion rate. Ben pretty effective on his serve as he has never dropped a single service game after saving 12 break points. Giovanni broke his opponents 4 times with a 29% conversion rate. The French player was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 3 break points.
| Shelton | ||||||
| R1 Etcheverry |
R2 Wawrinka |
1/4 Rublev |
1/2 Fils |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-62 7-5 | 7-5 6-73 6-4 | 6-3 7-69 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 25 | 35 | 22 | 101 | |
| pts | 59-44 | 76-62 | 97-101 | 65-54 | 297-261 | |
| Total points | 103 | 138 | 198 | 119 | 558 | |
| Winners | 32 | 45 | 58 | 45 | 180 | |
| %Winners | 54% | 59% | 60% | 69% | 61% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 8 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 38 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 38/52 | 54/73 | 79/111 | 51/61 | 222/297 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 74% | 71% | 84% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 32/38 | 45/54 | 58/79 | 45/51 | 180/222 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 83% | 73% | 88% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/14 | 13/19 | 22/32 | 7/10 | 51/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 68% | 69% | 70% | 68% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/2 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 6/7 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 100% | 100% | 50% | 86% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 5/5 | 6/6 | 0/0 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 100% | – | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mpetshi | ||||||
| R1 Duckworth |
R2 Auger-Aliassime |
1/4 Shapovalov |
1/2 Rune |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-3 | 6-1 7-66 | 6-77 6-3 7-63 | 7-66 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 20 | 35 | 23 | 100 | |
| pts | 73-60 | 67-50 | 108-101 | – | 248-211 | |
| Total points | 133 | 117 | 209 | 0 | 459 | |
| Winners | 37 | 32 | 58 | 127 | ||
| %Winners | 51% | 48% | 54% | 0% | 51% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 21 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 70 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||
| 1st in | 44/65 | 39/56 | 72/110 | / | 155/231 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 70% | 65% | 0% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 37/44 | 32/39 | 58/72 | / | 127/155 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 82% | 81% | 0% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/21 | 14/17 | 24/38 | / | 50/76 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 82% | 63% | 0% | 66% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Converted | 1/4 | 2/7 | 1/3 | / | 4/14 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 29% | 33% | 0% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 0/ | 3 | |
| Saved % | – | – | 100% | – | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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