Ben Shelton tops Francisco Cerundolo 2-6 7-6(7) 6-4 in the semifinal in Munich on Saturday. Shelton will face off with Alexander Zverev in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 7 minutes.

Munich
Shelton's Record

Ben added to his prize money € 117,490 after winning this match. He has already won € 251,555 after this win. If he wins the next match, the American will add € 215,930 to his earnings to get in total € 467,485 in total.

Highlights Ben Shelton vs. Francisco Cerundolo BMW Open – Munich

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Shelton
Cerundolo
2-6 7-67 6-4
2h:07
91
91
Total points
93
93
36
36
Winners
37
37
40%
40%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
1
1
6
6
Double Faults
4
4
56%
56%
1st in
64%
64%
68%
68%
1st won
64%
64%
36/53
36/53
1st won
37/58
37/58
56%
56%
2nd won
66%
66%
23/41
23/41
2nd won
21/32
21/32
-- Break Points --
3/5
3/5
Total
4/5
4/5
60%
60%
Won
80%
80%
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Ben won this encounter even if he scored less points than the Argentine (91 vs. 93).

Shelton

The American didn’t lose the focus when converting 60% of the break points that he procured (3/5).

Cerundolo

On the other side, Francisco was pretty focused in converting 80% of the break points that he conquered points (4/5). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.

After this contest, the head to head between Shelton and Cerundolo is 2-0 for Ben.

Draw and next match H2H: Ben Shelton vs. Alexander Zverev – stats

Shelton will take on Zverev

in the final.

This will be the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Cerundolo 6-2
CerundoloShelton
6
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
CerundoloShelton
6
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
CerundoloShelton
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
CerundoloShelton
4
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
CerundoloShelton
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
CerundoloShelton
2
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
CerundoloShelton
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
CerundoloShelton
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
CerundoloShelton
1
0
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30

Cerundolo in this set didn’t concede much to Ben and eventually he won 6-2 after breaking the American in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

Francisco failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 15.

The American had no answers in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 2-2 to 6-2.

Cerundolo was flawless in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 40-A), the 6th (3-2 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40). Also, on the other side, Ben was unerring in converting all his break points in the 9th game (1-6 0-40 and 15-40).

They contested 49 points. Francisco was the one to win the set after conquering 9 more points than Ben (29-20). Francisco lost 7 points on serve (17-7). In addition, on the other side, Shelton conceded 12 points on serve (13-12).

2nd Set -
Shelton 7-6
SheltonCerundolo
7
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
SheltonCerundolo
7
6
0
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
3
2
3
3
4
3
5
3
5
4
6
4
6
5
6
6
7
6
7
7
8
7
SheltonCerundolo
6
6
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
SheltonCerundolo
5
6
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
SheltonCerundolo
5
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonCerundolo
4
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
SheltonCerundolo
4
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonCerundolo
3
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
SheltonCerundolo
3
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
SheltonCerundolo
3
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
SheltonCerundolo
3
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonCerundolo
2
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
SheltonCerundolo
2
0
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30

Shelton started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Francisco Cerundolo in the 2nd

game (2-0). That was enough for Cerundolo to win the set (7-6) as no one dropped a serve anymore.

Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. On the other side, the Argentine was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 5th (2-3 40-A) and the 14th game (5-7 0-40).

They played 80 points. It’s worth to point out that, Ben won this set even if he scored less points 4 than the Argentine (38-42). Ben surrendered 22 points on serve (32-22). on the other side of the court, the Argentine conceded 6 points on serve (20-6).

3rd Set -
Shelton 6-4
SheltonCerundolo
6
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
SheltonCerundolo
5
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
SheltonCerundolo
4
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
SheltonCerundolo
4
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
SheltonCerundolo
3
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
SheltonCerundolo
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonCerundolo
2
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
SheltonCerundolo
2
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
SheltonCerundolo
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Ben conquered in the 10th game (6-4).

Shelton converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Ben didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 55 points. Ben won 9 more points than the Argentine (32-23). Ben surrendered 6 points on serve (17-6). on the other side of the net, the Argentine conceded 15 points on serve (17-15).

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

Tennis Scores in Munich

  • Alexander ZverevZverev – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (7-63 6-3)
  • Ben SheltonShelton – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (2-6 7-67 6-4)

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