Ben Shelton gets by Jiri Lehecka 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Stuttgart on Friday. Shelton will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Alexander Zverev in the semifinal. The match lasted exactly 1 hour. This will be his best result in this event. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 2nd round in 2024. Here you can see his history at this event.
The American added to his prize money € 16,490 after winning this match. He has already won € 39,205 up to now in this tournament. If he wins the next match, the American will add € 27,490 to his earnings to get in total € 66,695.
Highlights Ben Shelton vs. Jiri Lehecka Boss Open – Stuttgart
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
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At the end of the match, Shelton scored 53 points vs. Lehecka’s 39.
Shelton
The American served very well to win 100% of the points (28/28) behind his first serve, and he won 75% points (12/16) on his second serve. The American blasted 18 aces and he committed 3 double faults. Ben was pretty good at converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (2/4).
Lehecka
On the other side, Jiri wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/0). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Shelton and Lehecka is 1-0 for Ben.
Draw and next match H2H: Ben Shelton vs. Alexander Zverev – stats
Shelton will come up against Zverev in the semifinal.
This will be the 3rd time that Ben Shelton and Alexander Zverev clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they locked horns, Zverev won 6-2 6-4 in the final in Munich back in April 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 the American snatched in the 10th game (6-4) prior to finally winning the set (6-4).
Ben failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 0.
Shelton converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 10th game (5-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Ben didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 53 points. Ben won 9 points more than Lehecka (31-22). Ben was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (24-4). on the other side of the net, Lehecka conceded 7 points on serve (18-7).
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the American conquered in the 10th game (6-4).
The American was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 10th game (5-4 15-40). On the other side, Ben didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 39 points. Ben conquered the set after winning 5 points more than Lehecka (22-17). Shelton was flawless on serve to drop not even a single point during his serving games (16-0). on the other side of the court, Lehecka conceded 6 points on serve (17-6).
Tennis Scores in Stuttgart
- Ben SheltonShelton – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (6-4 6-4)
- Taylor FritzFritz – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (6-3 6-4)
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (7-5 6-4)
- Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime – Justin EngelEngel (7-63 6-3)
Upcoming matches
- Alexander ZverevZverev – (2-0) – H2H details and stats
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (1-2) – H2H details and stats
