Ben Shelton gets by Khachanov in the 3rd round at the BNP Paribas Open – INDIAN WELLS RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS

BNP PARIBAS OPEN - INDIAN WELLS DRAW AND RESULTS. Shelton wins against Khachanov

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Luke Meyer
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Ben Shelton defeats Karen Khachanov 6-3 7-5 in the 3rd round in Indian Wells on Monday. Shelton will square off with Brandon Nakashima in the 4th round. The match lasted 1 hour and 35 minutes. This run will match his best result in this event. Here you can see his history at this event.

Shelton
Indian Wells
Shelton's Record

Ben added to his prize money $ 45,750 after winning this match. He has already won $ 110,250 after this win. If he wins the next match, the American will add $ 91,750 to his earnings to get in total $ 202,000 in total.

Highlights Ben Shelton vs. Karen Khachanov BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Shelton
Khachanov
Ben Shelton
6-3 7-5
1h:35
Karen Khachanov
74
74
Total points
64
64
33
33
Winners
28
28
45%
45%
Ratio Winners
44%
44%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
7
7
3
3
Double Faults
3
3
62%
62%
1st in
66%
66%
69%
69%
1st won
70%
70%
33/48
33/48
1st won
28/40
28/40
55%
55%
2nd won
38%
38%
16/29
16/29
2nd won
8/21
8/21
-- Break Points --
3/10
3/10
Total
1/5
1/5
30%
30%
Won
20%
20%
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At the end of the match, Ben scored 74 points vs. the Russian’s 64.

Shelton

Ben won this match even if he was struggling when converting his break points as he converted only 30% (3/10) of the procured opportunities.

Khachanov

On the other side, the Russian was battling in converting his break points (only 20% – 1/5). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this contest, the head to head between Shelton and Khachanov is 1-0 for Ben.

Draw and next match H2H: Ben Shelton vs. Brandon Nakashima – stats

Shelton will come up against Nakashima in the 4th round.

This will be the 4th time that Ben Shelton and Brandon Nakashima clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they played, Shelton won 7-63 7-5 7-5 in the 1st round in Australian open back in January 2025.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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SheltonKhachanov
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0
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The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the American clinched in the 8th game (5-3) prior to finally winning the set (6-3).

Karen was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-3 to 6-3.

Shelton converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Russian was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40).

They contested 65 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the American won just 3 points more than Khachanov (34-31). Ben conceded 12 points on serve (23-12). In addition, on the other side, Khachanov conceded 11 points on serve (19-11).

2nd Set -
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The American won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 8th (3-5) game, Shelton broke back in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (6-5) game to win the set 7-5.

Karen was completely knocked out in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-5 to 7-5.

Shelton converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 9th (3-5 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Khachanov converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (2-1 40-A), the 7th (4-3 30-40) and the 12th game (5-6 30-40).

They played 73 points. The American conquered the set after winning 7 more points than Karen (40-33). Ben conceded 16 points on serve (26-16). on the other side of the court, Khachanov conceded 14 points on serve (17-14).

1st
Shelton
Khachanov
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Shelton
Khachanov
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
3
5
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

Tennis Scores in Indian Wells

  • Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-2 6-4)
  • Ben SheltonShelton – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-3 7-5)
  • Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-3 6-4)
  • Jack DraperDraper – Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby (7-5 6-4)
  • Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (6-4 6-0)
  • Taylor FritzFritz – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (4-6 6-3 6-1)
  • Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-2 6-4)
  • Arthur FilsFils – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (3-6 7-64 6-3)
  • Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (6-3 6-3)
  • Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (2-0 ret.)
  • Marcos GironGiron – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (5-7 6-3 6-3)
  • Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard (7-63 6-3)
  • Holger RuneRune – Ugo HumbertHumbert (5-7 6-4 7-5)
  • Tommy PaulPaul – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-3 7-5)
  • Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-4 7-66)

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