Ben Shelton tops Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in Paris on Sunday. Shelton will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Hugo Gaston in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 3 hours and 31 minutes. His most significant achievement in this event was reaching the 3rd round in 2024. Here you can see his history at this event.

Paris
Shelton's Record

Ben added to his prize money € 39,000 after winning this match. He has already won € 117,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the American will add € 51,000 to his earnings to get in total € 168,000 in total.

Highlights Ben Shelton vs. Lorenzo Sonego French Open – Paris

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Shelton
Sonego
6-4 4-6 3-6
6-2 6-3
3h:31
141
141
Total points
125
125
72
72
Winners
56
56
51%
51%
Ratio Winners
45%
45%
42
42
Unforced
37
37
53%
53%
Ratio Unforced
47%
47%
35/55
35/55
Net Approaches
31/41
31/41
64%
64%
Perc
76%
76%
-- Serve --
15
15
Aces
3
3
5
5
Double Faults
4
4
74%
74%
1st in
67%
67%
70%
70%
1st won
66%
66%
72/103
72/103
1st won
56/85
56/85
54%
54%
2nd won
51%
51%
20/37
20/37
2nd won
21/41
21/41
-- Break Points --
6/9
6/9
Total
4/10
4/10
67%
67%
Won
40%
40%
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At the end of the match, Ben scored 141 points vs. Sonego’s 125.

Shelton

Shelton fired 15 aces and he committed 5 double faults. The American was effective when converting 67% of the break points that he conquered (6/9).

Sonego

On the other side, Lorenzo wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 40% – 4/10). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Shelton and Sonego is 3-1 for Ben.

Draw and next match H2H: Ben Shelton vs. Hugo Gaston – stats

Shelton will play Gaston in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Hugo Gaston square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

Ben had an good ride in the last 2 sets to surrender 5 games after winning 56 points vs. Gaston’s 31 points.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Shelton 6-4
SheltonSonego
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonSonego
5
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonSonego
4
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
SheltonSonego
4
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
SheltonSonego
3
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
SheltonSonego
3
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
SheltonSonego
2
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
SheltonSonego
2
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
SheltonSonego
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
SheltonSonego
1
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the American conquered in the 10th game (6-4).

Shelton was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 10th game (5-4 0-40). On the other side, Ben didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 62 points. Ben was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Sonego (34-28). Shelton surrendered 9 points on serve (21-9). on the other side of the net, the Italian conceded 13 points on serve (19-13).

2nd Set -
Sonego 6-4
SonegoShelton
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
SonegoShelton
5
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
SonegoShelton
5
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
SonegoShelton
4
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
SonegoShelton
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
SonegoShelton
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
SonegoShelton
2
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
SonegoShelton
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
SonegoShelton
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
SonegoShelton
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40

Lorenzo won the set after he broke Ben in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (4-3) game. Shelton tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) game. However, Sonego kept the situation under control to conquer the set 6-4.

Sonego was flawless in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Ben was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (1-2 15-40).

They contested 62 points. Lorenzo won 6 more points than Ben (34-28). Lorenzo dropped 7 points on serve (17-7). Regarding the other side of the net, Shelton conceded 17 points on serve (21-17).

3rd Set -
Sonego 6-3
SonegoShelton
6
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
SonegoShelton
5
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
SonegoShelton
4
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
SonegoShelton
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
SonegoShelton
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
SonegoShelton
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
SonegoShelton
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
SonegoShelton
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
SonegoShelton
0
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A

Sonego won the set after he broke Shelton in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

The American was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-3 to 6-3.

Lorenzo was on the money in converting all his break points in the 7th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Lorenzo didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 50 points. Sonego conquered the set after winning 8 points more than Shelton (29-21). The Italian was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (17-4). on the other side of the net, Ben conceded 12 points on serve (17-12).

4th Set -
Shelton 6-2
SheltonSonego
6
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonSonego
5
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
SheltonSonego
5
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
SheltonSonego
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
SheltonSonego
3
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
SheltonSonego
2
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
SheltonSonego
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
SheltonSonego
0
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A

The American in this set played much better tennis than Lorenzo and finally he won 6-2 after breaking Sonego in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

Certainly, a key moment was when Shelton won 5 consecutive games in the 4th set to change the game count from 0-1 to 5-1.

The American converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 4th game (3-1 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Shelton didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 49 points. Ben was the winner of the set after clinching 13 more points than Lorenzo (31-18). Ben dropped 6 points on serve (17-6). On the other side, the Italian conceded 14 points on serve (12-14).

5th Set -
Shelton 5-3
SheltonSonego
5
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonSonego
4
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
SheltonSonego
4
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
SheltonSonego
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonSonego
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonSonego
1
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
SheltonSonego
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
SheltonSonego
0
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonSonego
0
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Ben grabbed in the 5th game (3-2) prior to finally winning the set (5-3).

Ben was flawless in converting all his break points in the 4th

(1-2 0-40) and the 8th game (4-3 0-40). On the other side, Shelton didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 43 points. The American conquered the set after winning 11 more points than Lorenzo (27-16). Ben was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (16-4). In addition, on the other side, the Italian conceded 11 points on serve (12-11).

1st
Shelton
Sonego
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Shelton
Sonego
4-6
4
6
4
5
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
3rd
Shelton
Sonego
3-6
3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
4th
Shelton
Sonego
6-2
6
2
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
5th
Shelton
Sonego
5-3
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1

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