Ben Shelton and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will fight against each other in the 1st round of the ATP1000 Master in Monte-Carlo for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 6:30 pm on COURT DES PRINCES. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alejandro Davidovich Fokina who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina is the pick to win this match.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina -> 1.76
Ben Shelton -> 2.06
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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
This will be the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Davidovich Fokina (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Davidovich Fokina won 7-6(4) 5-7 6-3 in the 1st round in Paris back in 2023.
Highlights Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Ben Shelton – Paris 30-October-2023
Ben Shelton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16-10 | 9-5 | 6-4 | 1-1 | 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. 14, the American will start his run in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters after he played his last match in Miami where he lost 7-6(3) 2-6 7-6(5) to Lam Coleman Wong in the 2nd round on the 22nd of March.
The American has a composed 10-6 win-loss record in 2025, 0-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the year on clay.
The American’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal at the Australian Open .
Talking about his overall career, Shelton has an overall 138-76 record. He has a positive 17-14 record on clay.
Previously in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2023. See his history.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
14 - 8win/loss
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WLWLLWLWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23-13 | 13-7 | 9-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 20-22 | 13-12 | 2-5 | 5-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-28 | 18-11 | 9-8 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-26 | 7-9 | 11-8 | 0-6 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-25 | 4-6 | 16-7 | 9-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 40, the Spaniard will start his run in ATP1000 Master in Monte-Carlo after he played his last match in Miami where he lost 7-5 7-6(5) to Tiafoe in the 2nd round on the 22nd of March.
The Spaniard has an overall 14-8 win-loss record in 2025, 0-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the year on clay.
Davidovich Fokina’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Delray Beach and Acapulco.
In terms of his career, The Spaniard has an overall 275-202 record. He has a positive 106-70 record on clay.
Previously in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2022. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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