Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Boss Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.58
Ben Shelton -> 2.38
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Ben Shelton
This will be the 3rd time that Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.
The last time that they squared off, Zverev won 6-2 6-4 in the final in Munich back in April 2025.
Highlights Alexander Zverev vs Ben Shelton – Munich 20-April-2025
Alexander Zverev
31 - 11win/loss
3
2
WWWLWWWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35-12 | 11-4 | 18-7 | 0-0 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 69-21 | 29-10 | 23-6 | 11-3 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 55-27 | 22-13 | 20-7 | 8-5 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-10 | 9-4 | 17-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 59-15 | 28-6 | 14-4 | 13-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 3, the German reached the semifinal after defeating Corentin Moutet 6-2 7-6(7) and Brandon Nakashima 7-5 6-4.
In the quarter, Alexander had a good straight sets win against Nakashima (7-5 6-4). During the match, Zverev scored 72 points vs Nakashima’s 58. Zverev was pretty aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zverev struck 8 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Alexander Zverev was very effective on serve to win 77% (36/47) of his 1st serve and 68% (13/19) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Alexander broke Nakashima twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zverev hasn’t conceded yet a set in this competition to win 55% of the points he played.
Zverev has a tremendous win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 72% of his matches (476-185). 2-0 on grass in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Zverev has an overall 36-16 match record in the last years on grass.
His best result of the year was winning the title in Munich where he beat Ben Shelton in the final 6-2 6-4.
The German has a composed 31-11 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Stuttgart
Ben Shelton
19 - 11win/loss
10
10
LLWWLWWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19-13 | 9-5 | 7-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 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. 12 (career-high), Shelton got to the semifinal after beating Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-6(4) 7-5 and Jiri Lehecka 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, Ben had a good straight sets win against Lehecka (6-4 6-4). During the match Shelton scored 53 points vs Lehecka’s 39. Ben was quite aggressive to blast 28 winners.
About the serving games, Shelton recorded 18 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Ben Shelton was pretty efficient on serve to win 100% (28/28) of his 1st serve and 75% (12/16) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The American broke Lehecka twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Shelton’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Munich.
Ben has an aggregate 19-11 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Stuttgart
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2024. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zverev | Shelton |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 43 | 45 |
| Pts | 151-126 | 135-111 |
| Total Points | 277 | 246 |
| Winners | 71 | 65 |
| %Winners | 47% | 48% |
Both Zverev and Shelton played 2 matches. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Zverev and Shelton have played the same amount of sets 4. However, Zverev played 2 games less than Shelton. Alexander scored 71 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, The American blasted 65 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zverev | Shelton |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 26 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 13 |
| 1st in | 99/144 | 73/121 |
| %1st in | 69% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 71/99 | 65/73 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 89% |
| 2nd pts | 26/45 | 33/48 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 69% |
Zverev blasted 14 aces (7 per match). Shelton recorded 26 aces (13 per match). Zverev won 72% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Shelton won 89% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 69% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zverev | Shelton |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 3 |
| Converted | 6/9 | 3/9 |
| % Converted | 67% | 33% |
| Conceded | 9 | 4 |
| Saved | 7 | 4 |
| % Saved | 78% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 |
Alexander broke his opponents 6 times with a 67% conversion rate. Zverev surrendered his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 3 times with a 33% conversion rate. Ben was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 4 break points.
| Zverev | ||||
| R2 Moutet |
1/4 Nakashima |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-67 | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 22 | 43 | |
| pts | 79-68 | 72-58 | 151-126 | |
| Total points | 147 | 130 | 277 | |
| Winners | 35 | 36 | 71 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 50% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 52/78 | 47/66 | 99/144 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 71% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 35/52 | 36/47 | 71/99 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 77% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/26 | 13/19 | 26/45 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 68% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 2/3 | 6/9 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 2/2 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 100% | 86% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Shelton | ||||
| R2 Herbert |
1/4 Lehecka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 7-5 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 20 | 45 | |
| pts | 82-72 | 53-39 | 135-111 | |
| Total points | 154 | 92 | 246 | |
| Winners | 37 | 28 | 65 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 53% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 8 | 18 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 45/77 | 28/44 | 73/121 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 64% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 37/45 | 28/28 | 65/73 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 100% | 89% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/32 | 12/16 | 33/48 | |
| % 2nd pts | 66% | 75% | 69% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Converted | 1/5 | 2/4 | 3/9 | |
| Converted % | 20% | 50% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 0/0 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWLWWLLW Tennis Scores in Stuttgart
- Santiago Gonzalez/Austin KrajicekGonzalez/Austin Krajicek – Francisco Cabral/Lucas MiedlerCabral/Lucas Miedler (7-65 7-63) – Stats, scores, rankings
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