Ben Shelton is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. Shelton has defeated Brandon Nakashima 7-63 7-5 7-5, Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-3 6-3 6-74 6-4 and Lorenzo Musetti 6-3 3-6 6-4 7-65 to reach the 4th round where he will face Gael Monfils.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Ben Shelton’s projected draw together withhispresumable opposition at the Australian Open. Ben has a losing record (2-6)

against the presumable opposition.
R1 – Brandon Nakashima (35) – 7-63 7-5 7-5
R2 – Pablo Carreno-Busta (182) – 6-3 6-3 6-74 6-4
R3 – Lorenzo Musetti (15) – 6-3 3-6 6-4 7-65
R4 – Gael Monfils (41) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Lorenzo Sonego (55) – H2H 1-1
or Learner Tien (121) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 1-4
or Alex De Minaur (8) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Alexander Zverev (2) – H2H 0-1
or Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 0-2
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Draw

R4 – Gael Monfils’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

18 - 15win/loss in 2025

Rank
68
High
6
LLLLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 18-15 14-9 3-3 0-0 1-3 0-0
2024 25-21 15-11 3-6 2-2 5-2 0-0
2023 16-15 8-8 2-4 6-3 0-0 0-0
2022 14-7 13-5 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0
2021 18-17 8-7 2-4 7-3 1-3 0-0
2020 16-7 7-3 0-3 9-1 0-0 0-0
2019 37-19 17-7 6-4 13-5 1-3 0-0
2018 34-20 8-6 10-10 11-2 5-2 0-0

Gael Monfils has a 9-1 record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. During the previous 22 years, Monfils has a 259-141 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The French player will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 8 matches winning streak.

His best achievement of the season was winning the title in Auckland where he overcame Zizou Bergs in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year at the Australian Open Monfils was defeated by Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the 2nd round 6-4 6-4 6-4.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Gael Monfils

There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Gael Monfils since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

1/4 – Lorenzo Sonego’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

25 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
39
High
21
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 25-29 11-14 1-5 8-6 5-4 0-0
2024 27-33 10-14 10-11 4-5 3-3 0-0
2023 30-31 10-12 9-7 9-8 2-4 0-0
2022 30-29 7-9 8-11 10-5 5-4 0-0
2021 30-24 9-11 9-4 6-6 6-3 0-0
2020 13-15 0-5 7-7 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 44-29 12-9 26-13 1-4 5-3 0-0
2018 35-30 9-7 16-11 7-7 2-3 1-2

Lorenzo Sonego has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. In the previous 12 years, the Italian has a 79-80 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Sonego capitulated to Carlos Alcaraz in the 2nd round 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 7-6(3).

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Lorenzo Sonego

This match would represent the 3rd time that Ben Shelton and Lorenzo Sonego face off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Shelton on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Ben Shelton could face Learner Tien. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/2 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Jannik Sinner

58 - 6win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 58-6 24-3 11-2 15-0 8-1 0-0
2024 73-8 40-5 11-2 13-0 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
2019 62-24 12-6 17-8 31-7 2-3 0-0
2018 31-22 13-8 17-12 1-1 0-0 0-1

Jannik Sinner has a 3-0 win-loss record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. As for the previous 8 years, the Italian has a 141-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Sinner won the tournament after ousting Daniil Medvedev 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Jannik Sinner

This match would represent the 6th time that Ben Shelton and Jannik Sinner square off. The head to head is 4-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Ben Shelton could square off with Alex De Minaur. Their H2H record is 0-0.

Final – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Alexander Zverev

57 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
WWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 57-25 24-9 18-7 9-6 6-3 0-0
2024 69-21 29-10 23-6 11-3 6-2 0-0
2023 55-27 22-13 20-7 8-5 5-2 0-0
2022 29-10 9-4 17-5 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 59-15 28-6 14-4 13-3 4-2 0-0
2020 28-11 12-7 3-1 13-3 0-0 0-0
2019 44-25 20-9 16-8 6-5 2-3 0-0
2018 60-19 25-9 21-4 12-4 2-2 0-0

Alexander Zverev has a 6-0 win-loss record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 13 years, Zverev has a 210-97 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Alexander was defeated by Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal 5-7 3-6 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 6-3.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Alexander Zverev

This contest would be 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Alexander Zverev clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Ben Shelton could compete against Carlos Alcaraz. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Carlos Alcaraz.