Ben Shelton conquers Navone in the 2nd round at the Mutua Madrid Open – MADRID RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS

MUTUA MADRID OPEN - MADRID DRAW AND RESULTS. Shelton defeats Navone

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Luke Meyer
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Ben Shelton conquers Mariano Navone 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 2nd round in Madrid on Friday. Shelton will seek to keep on going in this event against Jakub Mensik in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 19 minutes. This run will match his best result in this tournament. Here you can see his history at this event.

Shelton
Madrid
Shelton's Record

Ben added to his prize money € 22,030 after conquering this match. He has already won € 52,925 after this win. If he wins the next match, the American will add € 37,520 to his earnings to get in total € 90,445 in total.

Highlights Ben Shelton vs. Mariano Navone Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Shelton
Navone
Ben Shelton
4-6 7-65 6-3
2h:19
Mariano Navone
102
102
Total points
92
92
50
50
Winners
54
54
49%
49%
Ratio Winners
59%
59%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
0
0
5
5
Double Faults
2
2
67%
67%
1st in
79%
79%
77%
77%
1st won
70%
70%
50/65
50/65
1st won
54/77
54/77
56%
56%
2nd won
45%
45%
18/32
18/32
2nd won
9/20
9/20
-- Break Points --
3/5
3/5
Total
2/11
2/11
60%
60%
Won
18%
18%
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At the end of the match, Shelton scored 102 points vs. the Argentine’s 92.

Shelton

Shelton served pretty well to win 77% of the points (50/65) behind his first serve, and he won 56% points (18/32) on his second serve. The American was effective at converting 60% of the break points that he conquered (3/5).

Navone

On the other side, Navone wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 18% – 2/11). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Shelton and Navone is 3-0 for Ben.

Draw and next match H2H: Ben Shelton vs. Jakub Mensik – stats

Shelton will come up against Mensik in the 3rd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Ben Shelton and Jakub Mensik face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Shelton and Mensik (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they squared off, Mensik won 7-62 4-6 7-5 in the 2nd round in Auckland back in January 2025.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Navone 6-4
NavoneShelton
6
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
NavoneShelton
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
NavoneShelton
5
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
NavoneShelton
5
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
NavoneShelton
4
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
NavoneShelton
4
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
NavoneShelton
3
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
NavoneShelton
2
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
NavoneShelton
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
NavoneShelton
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
NavoneShelton
0
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Argentine grabbed in the 5th game (3-2) just before finally winning the set (6-4).

The Argentine missed the opportunity to break the American in the 9th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

The Argentine was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 5th (2-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 9th (5-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (6-3 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Shelton was flawless in converting all his break points in the 6th (2-3 40-A) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40).

They played 74 points. Navone was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than the American (40-34). The Argentine surrendered 10 points on serve (23-10). Regarding the other side of the net, the American conceded 17 points on serve (24-17).

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

Shelton started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Mariano Navone in the 2nd game (2-0). That break defined the set and it was sufficient for Ben to win the set (7-6) as there were no other breaks.

Shelton was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 10th game (4-5 0-40). On the other side, the Argentine wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 3rd game (2-1 30-40).

They played 79 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Shelton won just 3 more points than the Argentine (41-38). The American surrendered 7 points on serve (22-7). on the other side of the net, Navone conceded 19 points on serve (31-19).

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

The American won the set after he broke Navone in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

Mariano was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-3 to 6-3.

They contested 41 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 15 points more than Navone (28-13). The American dropped 5 points on serve (16-5). on the other side of the net, Navone conceded 12 points on serve (8-12).

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

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