Alexander Shevchenko and Daniel Elahi Galan will face off in the qualifications of the Cincinnati Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 11:00 am on COURT 10. 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 Shevchenko who should win in 3 sets.
Alexander Shevchenko -> 1.67
Daniel Elahi Galan -> 2.1
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Shevchenko vs. Daniel Elahi Galan
This will be the 3rd time that Alexander Shevchenko and Daniel Elahi Galan play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Shevchenko (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Shevchenko won 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Kitzbuhel back in July 2025.
Highlights Alexander Shevchenko vs Daniel Elahi Galan – Kitzbuhel 21-July-2025
Alexander Shevchenko
24 - 27win/loss
97
45
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32-34 | 11-12 | 19-16 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 22-35 | 8-13 | 6-12 | 7-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-34 | 16-15 | 19-13 | 10-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-33 | 2-4 | 41-23 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 49-27 | 8-4 | 33-17 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 101, Shevchenko got to the qualifications after beating Tyler Zink 7-6(2) 6-7(8) 6-3.
In the qualifications, Alexander defeated Zink (7-62 6-78 6-3). During the match, Shevchenko scored 118 points vs Zink’s 107. Shevchenko was quite aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Regarding the service games, Shevchenko made 15 aces and he committed only 9 double faults. Overall, Alexander Shevchenko was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 78% (47/60) of his 1st serve and 56% (30/54) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Kazakhstani broke Zink 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Shevchenko has a winning win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 58% of his matches (276-197). 4-7 on hard in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Shevchenko has an aggregate52-48 win-loss record in the last 8 years on hard.
The Kazakhstani’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Australia and the Bratislava 1 Challenger.
Shevchenko has an aggregate 24-26 win-loss record in 2025, 4-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Daniel Elahi Galan
28 - 20win/loss
150
56
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32-27 | 6-6 | 26-19 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 32-33 | 5-7 | 25-24 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-34 | 4-12 | 23-19 | 0-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 48-28 | 14-7 | 33-17 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-32 | 6-9 | 19-16 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 134, Daniel got to the qualifications after defeating Taro Daniel 7-5 6-2.
In the qualifications, Daniel had a good straight sets win against Daniel (7-5 6-2). During the match Elahi Galan Riveros scored 79 points vs Daniel’s 57. Elahi Galan Riveros was quite aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about serving, Elahi Galan Riveros bagged 8 aces and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Daniel Elahi Galan was quite efficient on serve to win 83% (25/30) of his 1st serve and 61% (17/28) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Elahi Galan Riveros broke Daniel 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Punta Del Este Challenger where he defeated Tomas Barrios Vera in the final 5-7 6-4 6-4 and the Santiago Challenger where he defeated Thiago Moura Monteiro in the final 7-5 6-3.
The Colombian has a compiled 27-20 win-loss record in 2025, 2-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shevchenko | Elahi Galan Riveros |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 35 | 20 |
| Pts | 118-107 | 79-57 |
| Total Points | 225 | 136 |
| Winners | 47 | 25 |
| %Winners | 40% | 32% |
Both Shevchenko and Elahi Galan Riveros played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Alexander Shevchenko lost 1 set while Daniel Elahi Galan hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Shevchenko has played 1 set more than Elahi Galan Riveros (3 vs 2). Therefore, Shevchenko played 15 games more than Elahi Galan Riveros. Shevchenko scored 47 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Daniel scored 25 winners (32%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shevchenko | Elahi Galan Riveros |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 15 | 8 |
| 1st in | 60/114 | 30/58 |
| %1st in | 53% | 52% |
| 1st pts | 47/60 | 25/30 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 83% |
| 2nd pts | 30/54 | 17/28 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 61% |
Shevchenko made 15 aces . Elahi Galan Riveros blasted 8 aces . Shevchenko won 78% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Elahi Galan Riveros won 83% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Shevchenko | Elahi Galan Riveros |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 4 |
| Converted | 3/5 | 4/9 |
| % Converted | 60% | 44% |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 |
| Saved | 6 | 6 |
| % Saved | 86% | 86% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
Shevchenko broke his opponent 3 times with a 60% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani dropped his serve once and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded. Daniel broke his opponent 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Colombian conceded his serve once and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded.
| Shevchenko | |||
| Q1 Zink | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 6-78 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 35 | |
| pts | 118-107 | 118-107 | |
| Total points | 225 | 225 | |
| Winners | 47 | 47 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 15 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 9 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 60/114 | 60/114 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 47/60 | 47/60 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 30/54 | 30/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 3/5 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 86% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Elahi Galan Riveros | |||
| Q1 Daniel | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 79-57 | 79-57 | |
| Total points | 136 | 136 | |
| Winners | 25 | 25 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 32% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 30/58 | 30/58 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 25/30 | 25/30 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/28 | 17/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/9 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 86% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
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