

What Time Will Alexander Bublik Play Against Ben Shelton?
Bublik and Shelton are on the Day 2 Schedule at Omnium Banque National Présenté Par Rogers 2024 on Wednesday 7 August 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
Alexander Bublik, from Kazakhstan, leads the head-to-head record against Ben Shelton from the USA with a score of 2-0. Their previous meetings took place at the ATP Masters 1000 Rome in Italy on clay, where Bublik won 6-4 1-6 6-2, and at the ATP Masters 1000 Madrid in Spain, also on clay, where Bublik won 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4. Tennis Data Innovations Insights uses algorithmic software to analyze ball and player tracking data in real-time for each shot, including shot type, shot quality, situation, phase of play, and tactic. Their previous meeting at the 2024 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 3R revealed insights about their performance. Bublik had a 32% In Attack score, 81% Conversion Score, 36% Steal Score, 8.5 Serve Quality, 5.7 Return Quality, 7.6 Forehand Quality, and 8.0 Backhand Quality. On the other hand, Shelton had a 36% In Attack score, 64% Conversion Score, 19% Steal Score, 8.6 Serve Quality, 6.7 Return Quality, 6.2 Forehand Quality, and 4.8 Backhand Quality. The match between them was highly attacking, resulting in a joint 4th most combined match In Attack score of the year so far. Bublik’s ability to convert attacking opportunities at a higher rate (81% Conversion Score) played a crucial role in the outcome of the match. Alexander Bublik, aged 27, is ranked World No. 25 with a career-high ranking of No. 17. In 2024, he has a record of 23-17, including a title at Montpellier. He achieved his career-high ranking after winning the Montpellier title, where he became the first ATP Tour champion to come back from a set down in every match since the establishment of the ATP Tour in 1990. He has defeated five Top 25 players on his way to winning the 2023 Halle title, including No. 9 Sinner in the quarterfinals and No. 7 Rublev in the final. He also earned his first ATP Tour title by defeating No. 3 A. Zverev in the 2022 Montpellier final. Bublik also has a strong record in doubles, reaching
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the final of the 2021 Roland Garros with his countryman Golubev and the semifinals of the 2020 Australian Open with his countryman Kukushkin. Notably, Bublik has a strong record against left-handers, with a 19-4 record on tour-level matches. His aim is to secure his third Top 20 win of 2024 after defeating No. 5 Rublev in the Dubai semifinals and No. 15 Shelton at the ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 3R. Ben Shelton, aged 21, is currently ranked World No. 14, which is his career-high ranking. In 2024, he has a record of 26-17, including a title in Houston. He broke into the Top 200 in August 2022, the Top 100 in November 2022, and the Top 20 in September 2023. He achieved his career-high ranking after winning his second ATP Tour title in Houston. Shelton has had notable victories, such as defeating fellow Americans Paul and Tiafoe at the 2023 US Open to become the youngest American man to reach the US Open semifinals since Chang in 1992. He also reached his first ATP Masters quarterfinal at the 2023 Shanghai by defeating No. 4 Sinner. Shelton secured his first ATP Tour title at the 2023 Tokyo, joining his father Bryan Shelton as an ATP Tour champion. He has also shown promising performance at Grand Slam events, reaching the quarterfinals of the 2023 Australian Open at the age of 20. He has an impressive record against top-ranked players, defeating No. 5 Ruud at the 2022 Cincinnati to reach the third round, the youngest American man to earn a top-5 win since Roddick in 2001. Shelton had a successful college career, posting a 65-10 singles record in two seasons for the University of Florida and clinching the 2021 NCAA team title and the 2022 NCAA singles title, coached by his father Bryan, a former World No. 55. Shelton aims to record his personal-best 27th win of the season and extend his perfect record in the opening rounds at ATP Masters 1000 and Grand Slam events this season (currently 7-0).
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Bublik will win.
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