Jack Draper defeats Ben Shelton 6-4 7-5 in the quarter in Indian Wells on Thursday. Draper will have to play Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 39 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this event. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the 4th round in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

Indian Wells
Draper's Record

Jack added to his prize money $ 152,850 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 354,850 until now in this tournament. If he wins the next match, the Brit will add $ 283,900 to his earnings to get in total $ 638,750.

Highlights Jack Draper vs. Ben Shelton BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Draper
Shelton
6-4 7-5
1h:39
78
78
Total points
65
65
33
33
Winners
28
28
42%
42%
Ratio Winners
43%
43%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
3
3
1
1
Double Faults
5
5
72%
72%
1st in
56%
56%
67%
67%
1st won
67%
67%
33/49
33/49
1st won
28/42
28/42
74%
74%
2nd won
48%
48%
14/19
14/19
2nd won
16/33
16/33
-- Break Points --
3/5
3/5
Total
1/1
1/1
60%
60%
Won
100%
100%
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At the end of the match, the Brit scored 78 points vs. Ben’s 65.

Draper

The Brit was sharp when converting 60% of the break points that he conquered (3/5).

Shelton

On the other side, Ben was fantastic in converting the only break point that he converted. However, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this match, the head to head between Draper and Shelton is 1-0 for Jack.

Draw and next match H2H: Jack Draper vs. Carlos Alcaraz – stats

Draper will play Alcaraz in the semifinal.

This will be the 5th time that Jack Draper and Carlos Alcaraz face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Alcaraz won 7-5 6-1 ret. in the 4th round in Melbourne back in January 2025.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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DraperShelton
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There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Jack conquered in the 7th game (4-3) before eventually conquering the set (6-4).

The Brit converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 15-40). On the other side, the Brit didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 58 points. Jack won 8 points more than the American (33-25). Draper was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (20-3). on the other side of the court, the American conceded 13 points on serve (22-13

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2nd Set -
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Draper started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Ben Shelton in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, Draper managed to stage a great comeback to break Shelton in the 5th (2-3) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).

The Brit converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3

break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-3 40-A), the 5th (1-3 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A). On the other side, Shelton was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 1st game (0-0 40-A).

They played 85 points. The Brit was the one to win the set after conquering 5 points more than Shelton (45-40). Jack dropped 18 points on serve (27-18). on the other side of the net, the American conceded 18 points on serve (22-18).

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

Tennis Scores in Indian Wells

  • Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-3 7-64)
  • Holger RuneRune – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (5-7 6-0 6-3)
  • Jack DraperDraper – Ben SheltonShelton (6-4 7-5)
  • Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Arthur FilsFils (6-4 2-6 7-67)

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