Ben Shelton and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Citi Open for the 3^rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 9:30 pm on STADIUM. 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 Ben Shelton who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Ben Shelton is the pick to win this match.
Ben Shelton -> 1.45
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina -> 2.75

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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

This will be the 3^rd time that Ben Shelton and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Davidovich Fokina (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Davidovich Fokina won 6-7(2) 6-2 6-1 in the 1^st round in Monte carlo back in April 2025.

Highlights Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Ben Shelton – Monte carlo 07-April-2025

Ben Shelton

Ranked no. 8 (career-high), Shelton reached the semifinal after beating Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-3 6-4, Gabriel Diallo 6-3 6-2 and Frances Tiafoe 7-6(2) 6-4.

In the quarter, Ben had a good straight sets win against Tiafoe (7-6² 6-4). During the match, Shelton scored 79 points vs Tiafoe’s 67. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 28 winners.

Regarding the service games, Shelton struck 9 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Ben Shelton was pretty effective on serve to win 90% (28/31) of his 1st serve and 65% (17/26) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Ben broke Tiafoe twice after converting 20% of his break points (2/10).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The American hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to conquer 58% of the points he played.

Shelton has a solid win-loss record in the last 5 years having won 64% of his matches (154-85). 12-5 on hard in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Shelton has an overall78-43 win-loss record in the last 5 years on hard.

The American’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Munich.

Ben has a composed 26-15 win-loss record in 2025, 12-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Washington

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

Ranked no. 26, Alejandro got to the semifinal after defeating Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-4 6-2, Learner Tien 6-2 6-2 and Taylor Fritz 7-6(3) 3-6 7-5.

In the quarter, The Spaniard defeated Fritz (7-6³ 3-6 7-5). During the match Davidovich Fokina scored 127 points vs Fritz’s 124. The Spaniard was extremely aggressive to blast 57 winners.

About the serving games, Davidovich Fokina blasted 8 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina lost the serve 6 times and he saved 11 break points. Furthermore, Davidovich Fokina put 67% of his first serves in, winning 65% (57/88) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (20/43) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke Fritz 5 times after converting 33% of his break points (5/15).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Davidovich Fokina has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

The Spaniard’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Delray Beach and Acapulco.

The Spaniard has an overall 31-17 win-loss record in 2025, 16-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Washington

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3^rd round in 2024. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Shelton	Davidovich Fokina
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	6	7
Tot Games	59	68
Pts	197-142	251-214
Total Points	339	465
Winners	83	100
%Winners	42%	40%

Both Shelton and Davidovich Fokina played 3 matches. At the moment, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina conceded 1 set while Ben Shelton hasn’t lost a set so far. Shelton has played 1 set(s) less than Davidovich Fokina (6 vs 7). Therefore, Shelton played 9 games less than Davidovich Fokina. Ben scored 83 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Davidovich Fokina scored 100 winners (40%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Shelton	Davidovich Fokina
Aces	34	13
Avg per match	11.3	4.3
1st in	92/146	150/236
%1st in	63%	64%
1st pts	83/92	100/150
%1st pts	90%	67%
2nd pts	38/54	48/86
%2nd pts	70%	56%

Shelton scored 34 aces (11.3 per match). Davidovich Fokina bagged 13 aces (4.3 per match). Shelton won 90% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 70% of the points. On the other side, Davidovich Fokina won 67% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Shelton	Davidovich Fokina
Won	7	13
Converted	7/17	13/25
% Converted	41%	52%
Conceded	1	24
Saved	0	17
% Saved	0%	71%
Times Broken	1	7

Shelton broke his opponents 7 times with a 41% conversion rate. Ben lost his serve once and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded. The Spaniard broke his opponents 13 times with a 52% conversion rate. Davidovich Fokina conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.

Shelton
	R2 Mcdonald	R3 Diallo	1/4 Tiafoe	Total
Score	6-3 6-4	6-3 6-2	7-62 6-4
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	19	17	23	59
pts	64-43	54-32	79-67	197-142
Total points	107	86	146	339
Winners	27	28	28	83
%Winners	42%	52%	35%	42%
SERVE
Aces	9	16	9	34
Double Faults	0	2	1	3
1st in	31/47	30/42	31/57	92/146
% 1st in	66%	71%	54%	63%
1st pts	27/31	28/30	28/31	83/92
% 1st pts	87%	93%	90%	90%
2nd pts	13/16	8/12	17/26	38/54
% 2nd pts	81%	67%	65%	70%
Breaks
Won	2	3	2	7
Converted	2/3	3/4	2/10	7/17
Converted %	67%	75%	20%	41%
Conceded	0	0	1	1
Saved	0/0	0/0	0/1	0
Saved %	–	–	0%	0%
Times Broken	0	0	1	1

Davidovich Fokina
	R2 Munar Clar	R3 Tien	1/4 Fritz	Total
Score	6-4 6-2	6-2 6-2	7-63 3-6 7-5
Tot Set	2	2	3	7
Tot Games	18	16	34	68
pts	62-49	62-41	127-124	251-214
Total points	111	103	251	465
Winners	23	20	57	100
%Winners	37%	32%	45%	40%
SERVE
Aces	3	2	8	13
Double Faults	1	1	8	10
1st in	35/57	27/48	88/131	150/236
% 1st in	61%	56%	67%	64%
1st pts	23/35	20/27	57/88	100/150
% 1st pts	66%	74%	65%	67%
2nd pts	14/22	14/21	20/43	48/86
% 2nd pts	64%	67%	47%	56%
Breaks
Won	4	4	5	13
Converted	4/5	4/5	5/15	13/25
Converted %	80%	80%	33%	52%
Conceded	6	1	17	24
Saved	5/6	1/1	11/17	17
Saved %	83%	100%	65%	83%
Times Broken	1	0	6	7

Tennis Scores in Washington

• Neal Skupski/John-Patrick SmithSkupski/John-Patrick Smith – Yuki Bhambri/Michael VenusBhambri/Michael Venus (3-6 6-4 10-7) – See score progression
• Ben SheltonShelton – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (7-6² 6-4) – See score progression
• Corentin MoutetMoutet – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (1-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Taylor FritzFritz (7-6³ 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Hugo Nys/Edouard Roger-VasselinNys/Edouard Roger-Vasselin – Matthew Ebden/John PeersEbden/John Peers (4-6 6-3 10-6) – See score progression
• Simone Bolelli/Andrea VavassoriBolelli/Andrea Vavassori – Alexander Erler/Robert GallowayErler/Robert Galloway (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Maximo Gonzalez/Andres MolteniGonzalez/Andres Molteni – Flavio Cobolli/Alejandro Davidovich FokinaCobolli/Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (7-6(3) 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Ben SheltonShelton – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (7-6(2) 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Corentin MoutetMoutet – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – (2-0) – H2H and prediction