Prediction Of Khachanov Vs Shelton H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Bnp Paribas Open 2025?

What Time Will Karen Khachanov Play Against Ben Shelton?

Khachanov and Shelton are on the Day 6 Schedule at Bnp Paribas Open 2025 on Monday 10 March 2025. 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?

[22] Karen Khachanov and [11] Ben Shelton (USA) will be meeting for the first time in their upcoming tennis match. Tennis Data Innovations Insights utilizes algorithmic software to process real-time ball and player tracking data. This data allows them to calculate various aspects of the game, such as shot type, shot quality, situation, phase of play, and tactics for every shot. More information about these insights can be found at https://www.atptour.com/en/news/news-filter-results/insights.

Based on the 52-week averages provided by Tennis Data Innovations Insights, we can see the following statistics for both players:
– Karen Khachanov has an attack conversion score of 25%, a steal score of 68%, a serve quality of 31%, a return quality of 8.3, a forehand quality of 7.0, and a backhand quality of 7.6.
– Ben Shelton has an attack conversion score of 28%, a steal score of 69%, a serve quality of 27%, a return quality of 8.5, a forehand quality of 6.2, and a backhand quality of 7.4.
– The tour average for these statistics is as follows: attack conversion score – 24%, steal score – 69%, serve quality – 31%, return quality – 7.9, forehand quality – 6.5, and backhand quality – 7.5.

Both players have explosive games, with Shelton possessing a powerful serve. Khachanov, on the other hand, is more comfortable when defending and may rely on his superior return and backhand quality to win the match.

Let’s take a closer look at the backgrounds of these two players:

Karen Khachanov:
– Age: 28
– World No. 23
– Career-High No. 8
– 2025 record: 4-5, with two appearances in the third round
– Event record: 8-7, reached the quarterfinals in 2019
– Broke into the top 10 in July 2019 and achieved a career-high ranking of No. 8
– Won the 2018 ATP Masters 1000 Paris title after defeating top-10 players Isner, A. Zverev, Thiem, and Djokovic
– Experienced a 23-match losing streak against top-10 players from August 2019 to March 2023, which was ended by defeating No. 3 Tsitsipas at the 2023 Miami ATP Masters 1000 tournament
– Became the first unseeded ATP Masters 1000 champion since Nalbandian in 2007
– Reached the quarterfinals in all four Grand Slam events, with notable runs to the 2022 US Open semifinals and the 2023 Australian Open semifinals
– Represented Team ROC as the No. 4 men’s player at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and won a silver medal
– Looking to achieve his first top 20 win on outdoor hard court since defeating No. 3 Tsitsipas at the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Miami tournament. He aims to advance to the fourth round of Indian Wells for the third time after appearances in 2019 (lost to Nadal in the quarterfinals) and 2021 (lost to Basilashvili).

Ben Shelton:
– Age: 22
– World No. 12 (Career-High)
– 2025 record: 8-4, reached the semifinals of the Australian Open
– Indian Wells record: 4-2, reached the fourth round in 2024
– Broke into the top 200 in August 2022, top 100 in November 2022, and top 20 in September 2023. Achieved a career-high ranking of No. 12 in March 2025 after reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open
– Defeated his fellow countrymen Paul and Tiafoe at the 2023 US Open, becoming the youngest American man to reach the US Open semifinals since Chang in 1992
– Won his first ATP Tour title at the 2023 Tokyo tournament, joining his father Bryan Shelton as the fourth father-son duo to win a tour-level championship in the Open Era
– Reached the quarterfinals of the 2023 Australian Open at the age of 20, becoming the youngest American man to achieve this feat in the Australian Open since Giammalva Jr. in 1982, and in a Grand Slam since Roddick at the 2002 US Open
– Had an impressive singles record of 65-10 in two seasons for the University of Florida, winning the 2021 NCAA team title and the 2022 NCAA singles title under the coaching of his father Bryan, a former World No. 55 player
– Looking to become the youngest American man to reach back-to-back fourth rounds at Indian Wells since R. Harrison in 2011-12. He aims to earn multiple wins at an event for the second time this season after reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open in January.

These are the key facts and insights about Karen Khachanov and Ben Shelton. It will be an exciting match between two talented players with unique strengths.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Khachanov will win.
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