Ben Shelton and Brandon Nakashima will face off in the 3^rd round of the National Bank Open for the 5^th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 9:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ben Shelton who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Ben Shelton is the pick to win this match.
Ben Shelton -> 1.39
Brandon Nakashima -> 3

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Prediction and head to head Ben Shelton vs. Brandon Nakashima

This will be the 5^th time that Ben Shelton and Brandon Nakashima clash against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Shelton won 7-6(6) 6-1 in the 4^th round in Indian wells back in March 2025.

Highlights Ben Shelton vs Brandon Nakashima – Indian wells 12-March-2025

Ben Shelton

Ranked no. 7 (career-high), the American reached the 3^rd round after defeating Adrian Mannarino 6-2 6-3.

In the 2^nd round, Ben had a good straight sets win against Mannarino (6-2 6-3). During the match, Shelton scored 59 points vs Mannarino’s 39. The American was very aggressive to blast 28 winners.

Regarding the service games, Shelton managed to score 16 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Ben Shelton was pretty efficient on serve to win 90% (28/31) of his 1st serve and 63% (12/19) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Shelton broke Mannarino 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).

Shelton has a solid record in the last 5 years having won 64% of his matches (155-86). 13-6 on hard in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Shelton has a composed79-44 match record in the last 5 years on hard.

Shelton’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Munich.

Shelton has a composed 27-16 win-loss record in 2025, 13-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Montreal

Brandon Nakashima

Ranked no. 32, the American got to the 3^rd round after defeating Ethan Quinn 7-6(6) 6-4.

In the 2^nd round, Nakashima had a good straight sets win against Quinn (7-6⁶ 6-4). During the match Nakashima scored 84 points vs Quinn’s 78. Brandon was pretty aggressive to blast 36 winners.

About the serving games, Nakashima scored 13 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Brandon Nakashima was pretty effective on serve to win 80% (36/45) of his 1st serve and 64% (16/25) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Nakashima broke Quinn once after converting 8% of his break points (1/12).

The American’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Acapulco and Houston.

Nakashima has an overall 25-20 win-loss record in 2025, 13-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Montreal

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	Nakashima
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	2	2
Tot Games	17	23
Pts	59-39	84-78
Total Points	98	162
Winners	28	36
%Winners	47%	43%

Both Shelton and Nakashima played 1 match. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Shelton and Nakashima have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Shelton played 6 games less than Nakashima. The American scored 28 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, The American managed to score 36 winners (43%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Shelton	Nakashima
Aces	16	13
Avg per match	16	13
1st in	31/50	45/70
%1st in	62%	64%
1st pts	28/31	36/45
%1st pts	90%	80%
2nd pts	12/19	16/25
%2nd pts	63%	64%

Shelton bagged 16 aces . Nakashima scored 13 aces . Shelton won 90% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Nakashima won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Shelton	Nakashima
Won	3	1
Converted	3/8	1/12
% Converted	38%	8%
Conceded	2	2
Saved	2	2
% Saved	100%	100%
Times Broken	0	0

The American broke his opponent 3 times with a 38% conversion rate. The American very solid his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 2 break points. Nakashima broke his opponent once with a 8% conversion rate. The American was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 2 break points.

Shelton
	R2 Mannarino	Total
Score	6-2 6-3
Tot Set	2	2
Tot Games	17	17
pts	59-39	59-39
Total points	98	98
Winners	28	28
%Winners	47%	47%
SERVE
Aces	16	16
Double Faults	4	4
1st in	31/50	31/50
% 1st in	62%	62%
1st pts	28/31	28/31
% 1st pts	90%	90%
2nd pts	12/19	12/19
% 2nd pts	63%	63%
Breaks
Won	3	3
Converted	3/8	3/8
Converted %	38%	38%
Conceded	2	2
Saved	2/2	2
Saved %	100%	100%
Times Broken	0	0

Nakashima
	R2 Quinn	Total
Score	7-66 6-4
Tot Set	2	2
Tot Games	23	23
pts	84-78	84-78
Total points	162	162
Winners	36	36
%Winners	43%	43%
SERVE
Aces	13	13
Double Faults	0	0
1st in	45/70	45/70
% 1st in	64%	64%
1st pts	36/45	36/45
% 1st pts	80%	80%
2nd pts	16/25	16/25
% 2nd pts	64%	64%
Breaks
Won	1	1
Converted	1/12	1/12
Converted %	8%	8%
Conceded	2	2
Saved	2/2	2
Saved %	100%	100%
Times Broken	0	0

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