Who Will Win: Shelton Vs Agut? Prediction For ATP Us Open 2024

What Time Will Ben Shelton Play Against Roberto Bautista Agut?

Shelton and Agut are on the Day 3 Schedule at Us Open 2024 on Wednesday 28 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?

In the upcoming match at the Australian Open, Ben Shelton from the USA will face Roberto Bautista Agut from Spain. Shelton currently leads the head to head record 1-0, having previously defeated Bautista Agut at the tournament with a score of 6-2 7-6(2) 7-5.

Some key facts about Ben Shelton include his age of 21, his date of birth being October 9th, 2002, and his current ATP ranking of No. 13 as of August 19th, 2024. He was born in Atlanta, GA, USA. In terms of his win-loss record for the 2024 season, he has accumulated a record of 31 wins and 19 losses, with a record of 19-11 on hard courts. Throughout his career, he has a total win-loss record of 60-46 on hard courts, with 44 wins and 28 losses in the 2024 season. He has won 2 career titles on hard courts and has never come back from a 2-set deficit. He has a career tiebreak win-loss record of 41-39 in the 2024 season and has earned a total career prize money of $4,495,124 as of 2024. His coach is Bryan Shelton.

On the other hand, Roberto Bautista Agut was born in Castellon de la Plana, Spain on April 14th, 1988, making him 36 years old. His current ATP ranking is No. 67, with his highest ranking being No. 9 on November 4th, 2019. Bautista Agut has a win-loss record of 16-16 on hard courts in the 2024 season, and a career win-loss record of 408-262 on hard courts, with 259 wins and 165 losses in the 2024 season. He has won a total of 11 career titles on hard courts. His best finish at the US Open was reaching the fourth round in 2014 and 2015. He has come back from a 2-set deficit twice in his career. He has a career tiebreak win-loss record of 146-134 in the 2024 season and has earned a total career prize money of $18,405,936 as of 2024. His coach is Daniel Gimeno-Traver.

Some career highlights for Ben Shelton include breaking into the Top 200 in August 2022, reaching the Top 100 in November 2022, and reaching a career-high ranking of No. 13 in August 2024 after winning his second title in Houston earlier in the season. He defeated Dominic Thiem, the 2020 champion, in the first round

of this year’s Australian Open with a score of 6-4 6-2 6-2. Shelton also achieved wins over Paul in the fourth round and Tiafoe in the quarterfinals of last year’s US Open, becoming the youngest American man to reach the semifinals since Michael Chang in 1992. He also reached the mixed doubles semifinals last year with Taylor Townsend. In the 2022 Australian Open, he lost in the fifth set to Borges as a wild card ranked No. 165. He has a strong record against players ranked outside the Top 50 in Grand Slam events since the start of the 2023 season, with a record of 16-1 (losing only to No. 60 Djere at the 2023 Wimbledon in the second round). He has reached at least the third round in all previous Grand Slam events this season, reaching the third round at the Australian Open and Roland Garros, and the fourth round at Wimbledon.

For Roberto Bautista Agut, he defeated Nardi in the first round of this year’s Australian Open with a score of 7-5 7-6(3) 7-6(5). He aims to reach the third round for the seventh time in his career. His best results at the Australian Open were reaching the fourth round in 2014 and 2015, where he lost to Roger Federer and defeated David Goffin, respectively. This year, he has had a record of 1-6 against players ranked in the Top 20, with his only victory against No. 16 Humbert on grass in Mallorca. He is seeking his first Top 20 win at a Grand Slam event since defeating No. 9 Khachanov at Wimbledon in 2019, where he reached his first Grand Slam semifinal. Some of Bautista Agut’s career highlights include reaching his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 2019 Australian Open and his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon in the same year. He earned his 400th career win in 2024 and has won a total of 11 ATP Tour titles. He has notable victories against No. 1 ranked players such as Djokovic and Medvedev in ATP Masters 1000 and ATP Tour events. He has also made significant contributions to the Spanish ATP Cup and Davis Cup teams. Additionally, Bautista Agut used to play football for Villarreal C.F. until the age of 14.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Shelton will win.
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