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.
As 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
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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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.
Brandon Nakashima
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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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.
Head 2 Head
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- James DuckworthJames – Dominic StrickerDominic (6-2 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
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