H2H, prediction of Ben Shelton vs Brandon Nakashima at the Australian Open with odds, preview, pick | 14th January 2025

PREVIEW. Melbourne. Shelton and Nakashima will face off in the 1st round of the Australian Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Tuesday the 14th of January

Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Brandon Nakashima

Ben Shelton and Brandon Nakashima will face off in the 1st round of the Australian Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 2:30 pm on 1573 Arena. 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 4 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Ben Shelton is the pick to win this match.
Ben Shelton -> 1.42
Brandon Nakashima -> 2.86

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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Brandon Nakashima

This will be the 3rd time that Ben Shelton and Brandon Nakashima fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Shelton won 7-6(5) 7-6(4) in the 3rd round in Washington back in 2024.

Highlights Ben Shelton vs Brandon Nakashima – Washington 01-August-2024

Ben Shelton

Ben Shelton
Ben Shelton

0 - 1win/loss

Hard
0-1
I Hard
0-0
Rank
20
High
13
LWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 5-2 5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
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. 21, Ben will start his run at the Australian Open after he played his last match in Auckland where he lost 7-6(2) 4-6 7-5 to Mensik in the 2nd round on the 8th of January.

Shelton has a compiled 0-1 win-loss record in 2025, 0-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about his overall career, Shelton has an overall 128-71 record. He has a positive 66-39 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2023. See his history.

Shelton
Australian Open
Shelton's Record

Brandon Nakashima

Brandon Nakashima
Brandon Nakashima

1 - 2win/loss

Hard
1-2
I Hard
0-0
Rank
35
High
35
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 61-32 24-12 13-7 15-8 9-5 0-0
2023 21-26 9-15 3-4 8-3 1-4 0-0
2022 41-26 17-13 5-5 9-4 10-4 0-0
2021 45-25 17-10 4-7 20-5 4-3 0-0

Ranked no. 37, the American will start his run at the Melbourne after he played his last match in Adelaide where he lost 6-2 3-6 7-6(5) to Hijikata in the 2nd round on the 8th of January.

Brandon has an overall 1-2 win-loss record in 2025, 1-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, The American has an overall 227-142 record. He has a positive 109-71 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2022 and 2023. See his history.

Nakashima
Australian Open
Nakashima's Record
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Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Shelton
LWWWWWL
Nakashima
LLWL
2025 2024 2023
5 - 2
1 - 3
5-2
Hard
1-3

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