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.
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
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
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
).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).
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)
Upcoming matches
- Jack DraperDraper – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (1-3) – H2H details and stats
- Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (1-2) – H2H details and stats