Who Will Win: Shapovalov Vs Shelton? Prediction For ATP Mubadala Citi Dc Open 2024

What Time Will Denis Shapovalov Play Against Ben Shelton?

Shapovalov and Shelton are on the Day 5 Schedule at Mubadala Citi Dc Open 2024 on Friday 2 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?

[WC] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) will face [2] Ben Shelton (USA) in the Wimbledon Grass R32. Shelton currently leads the head-to-head matchup 1-0, with their previous encounter resulting in a 6-7(4) 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2 victory for Shelton.
Looking at their 52-week averages, both players excel in their attacking game, with Shapovalov having a 29% conversion score and Shelton with a 28% conversion score. Both players also have high serve quality, with Shelton slightly edging out Shapovalov in that statistic. Shapovalov has a higher return quality, while Shelton has a better forehand quality.
In terms of their recent performance, neither player has achieved their usual level of attacking game in the current week, especially Shapovalov who is at the bottom of the In Attack leaderboard for the Washington Quarter-Finalists.
Denis Shapovalov, aged 25, is currently ranked No. 139 in the world, with a career-high ranking of No. 10. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 15-17, including reaching the Washington Quarter-Finals. He made history as the first Canadian man to reach the US Open singles quarter-finals in 2020 and joined Raonic as the second Canadian man to break into the Top 10. Shapovalov also achieved his first Grand Slam semi-final at Wimbledon in 2021, defeating 2-time champion Murray and earning 5-set wins over Kohlschreiber and Khachanov. He has reached the final of the 2019 Paris tournament and four other ATP

Masters 1000 semi-finals. Shapovalov ended his junior career with the 2016 Wimbledon boys’ singles title and quickly broke into the Top 50 of the ATP Rankings. He now aims to reach his 21st tour-level semi-final, with the opportunity to return to the Top 100 for the first time since October last year.
Ben Shelton, aged 21, is currently ranked No. 14 in the world, which is his career-high ranking. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 25-16, including winning the Houston title. Shelton has made significant progress in his rankings, breaking into the Top 200 in August 2022, Top 100 in November 2022, and reaching the Top 20 in September 2023. He achieved his career-first ATP Tour title in Houston in April 2024. Shelton has had notable performances in Grand Slam tournaments, including becoming the youngest American man to reach the US Open semi-finals since Chang in 1992 and reaching his first ATP Masters quarter-finals at the 2023 Shanghai tournament. Shelton also won his first ATP Tour title at the 2023 Tokyo tournament, following in the footsteps of his father Bryan Shelton, who was also an ATP Tour champion. He has a positive record in matches against left-handed players and is aiming to equal his personal-best of 26 wins in a season. Shelton seeks to reach his sixth tour-level semi-final, with the goal of surpassing ATP 250 level for the first time since winning his first title in Tokyo in October last year.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Shapovalov will win.
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