Prediction Of Shelton Vs Nakashima H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Australian Open 2025?

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Shelton and Nakashima are on the Day 3 Schedule at Australian Open 2025 on Tuesday 14 January. 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 their previous meetings, Ben Shelton has a 2-0 record against Brandon Nakashima. Both matches were won by Shelton in straight sets, with three of the four sets decided in tiebreaks. This will be their third meeting overall and their first at a Grand Slam and outside of the USA.

This match is one of two all-American matchups in the men’s singles first round at this year’s Australian Open, with the other being Taylor Fritz’s match against Jenson Brooksby. It is the 204th and 205th all-American men’s singles matches at the Australian Open in the Open Era and the 1,453rd and 1,454th all-American men’s singles matches at the Grand Slams in the Open Era.

Shelton has a 3-2 record against fellow American players at the Grand Slams and a 14-8 record against fellow American players at Tour-level overall. Nakashima has a 2-2 record against fellow American players at the Grand Slams and a 21-16 record against fellow American players at Tour-level overall.

Nakashima will be facing a left-handed player at the Australian Open for the first time. He has won one of his previous four matches against left-handed players at Grand Slams, defeating Denis Shapovalov in the second round at the 2022 Wimbledon. Overall, Nakashima has an 8-17 record against left-handed players at Tour-level.

Shelton, 22 years old, currently has an ATP ranking of 20, while Nakashima, 23 years old, has an ATP ranking of 35 as of January 13. Both players have won two titles in their career. Shelton has a career Grand Slam record of

19-9, compared to Nakashima’s record of 15-14. Shelton has a 6-2 record at the Australian Open, while Nakashima has yet to win a match in two previous appearances.

In terms of their overall career records, Shelton has a record of 71-54, with a 55-35 record on hard courts. Nakashima has a record of 96-82, with a 72-58 record on hard courts. In 2025, Shelton has a 0-1 record, while Nakashima has a 1-2 record. In terms of their career five-set records, Shelton has a 6-3 record, while Nakashima has a 1-5 record. Neither player has come back from a 0-2 deficit in a match.

Shelton has a career tiebreak record of 45-48, compared to Nakashima’s record of 60-48. In 2025, Shelton has a 0-1 tiebreak record, while Nakashima has a 0-2 record.

Some notable achievements for Shelton include reaching the quarterfinals at the Australian Open in 2023 and the semifinals at the US Open in 2023. Shelton’s father, Bryan Shelton, was also a professional tennis player, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 55 in the world. Shelton is coached by his father and Dean Goldfine.

As for Nakashima, he has reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon in 2022 and the 2024 US Open. His best Tour-level result in 2024 was reaching the semifinals at Stuttgart and Hangzhou. Nakashima reached a career-high ranking of No. 35 in September 2024. He is coached by David Sanguinetti and Mariano Puerta.

This match between Shelton and Nakashima will be crucial for both players as they aim to advance to the second round of the Australian Open.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Shelton will win.
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