Who Will Win: Shelton Vs Harris? Prediction For ATP Wimbledon 2024

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Shelton and Harris are on the Day 3 Schedule at Wimbledon 2024 on Wednesday 3 July. 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?

NO. 14 Ben Shelton from the USA is facing qualifier Lloyd Harris from RSA for the first time in their careers. Shelton has defeated a qualifier, Mattia Bellucci, in the 1st round of this tournament and has a 2-1 win-loss record against qualifiers in Grand Slams. He lost to Nuno Borges in the 1st round of the 2022 US Open but defeated Nicolas Jarry in the 2nd round of the 2023 Australian Open. Overall, Shelton has a 6-6 win-loss record against qualifiers at the Tour-level. He has also lost Tour-level matches to players ranked as low as No. 118 Bellucci on three occasions.

On the other hand, Harris is facing a left-handed player at Wimbledon for the first time. He has a 2-1 win-loss record against left-handed players in Grand Slams, defeating Denis Shapovalov in the 3rd round of the 2021 US Open and Guido Pella in the 1st round of the 2023 US Open, but losing to Cameron Norrie in the 2nd round of the 2021 Roland Garros. Harris has a 15-8 win-loss record against left-handed players at the Tour-level overall.

In terms of their records and rankings, Shelton is currently ranked No. 14 in the ATP rankings, while Harris is ranked at No. 118. Shelton has won 2 titles in his career, while Harris is yet to win a title. Shelton has a career Grand Slam record of 15-7, while Harris has a record of 14-19. Both players have a 2-1 win-loss record at Wimbledon this year.

Shelton has a career record of 50-41, while Harris has a record of 77-81. On grass, Shelton has a career record of 4-6, while Harris has a record of 8-8. In 2024, Shelton has a record of 21-14, while Harris has a record of 1-1. Shelton has a career five-set record of 4-2, while Harris has a perfect record of 5-0. Shelton has never made a comeback from 0-2 down, while Harris has accomplished it once.

Overall, Shelton has a career tiebreak record of 32-31, while Harris has a record of 32-50. In 2024, Shelton has a tiebreak record of 11-11, while Harris has a record of 2-2.

Shelton is bidding to reach the 3rd round at Wimbledon for the first time. This is his 2nd Wimbledon appearance and his 8th Grand Slam overall. He reached the 2nd round after defeating Bellucci in a match that began on Monday and finished on Tuesday. Last year, on his Wimbledon debut, he reached the 2nd round. His best Grand Slam result is reaching the semifinals at the 2023 US Open. He reached the 3rd round at both the Australian Open and Roland Garros this year. Before Wimbledon, he reached the quarterfinals at Mallorca but lost in the opening match at Stuttgart and Queen’s.

Harris, a qualifier, is aiming to reach the 3rd round at Wimbledon for the first time. This is his 4th Wimbledon appearance and 20th Grand Slam overall. He advanced to the 2nd round after a comeback victory against Alex Michelsen in the 1st round. This was his first successful comeback from 0-2 down. He has a 2-9 win-loss record against Top 20 players at Grand Slams and a 9-18 win-loss record against Top 20 players at the Tour-level overall. Harris has competed mainly at the Challenger-level in 2024 and has won several titles.

Shelton is coached by his father, Bryan Shelton, and Dean Goldfine. Harris is coached by Anthony Harris (no relation).

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Shelton will win.
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