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

What Time Will Ben Shelton Play Against Denis Shapovalov?

Shelton and Shapovalov are on the Day 5 Schedule at Wimbledon 2024 on Friday 5 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 (USA) vs DENIS SHAPOVALOV (CAN)
Head-to-head: first meeting
This is the 28th men’s singles match between an American and a Canadian at Wimbledon in the Open Era. American players lead Canadian players 17-10 here. It is the 79th men’s singles match between an American and a Canadian at the Grand Slams in the Open Era. American players lead Canadian players 49-29 at the Grand Slams.

Shelton has never lost a Grand Slam match to a player ranked as low as No. 121 Shapovalov. The lowest-ranked player to defeat Shelton at the Grand Slams is No. 104 Nuno Borges in the 1st round at the 2022 US Open.

Shelton and Shapovalov are 2 of the 5 lefthanders to reach the 3rd round here from the 17 who began the men’s main draw this year. The last lefthander to win the title here was Rafael Nadal in 2010.

Shelton is facing a lefthander here this year for the 2nd time, having defeated Mattia Bellucci in the 1st round. He lost his first 5 Tour-level matches against lefthanders – but has since won 2 most-recent matches against lefthanders, against Hugo Gaston in the 1st round at Roland Garros this year and against Bellucci in the 1st round here this year.

Shapovalov won his only previous match against a lefthander at Wimbledon, defeating Liam Broady in the 3rd round here last year. He has a 3-2 win-loss record against lefthanders at the Grand Slams and a 22-21 win-loss record against lefthanders at Tour-level.

SHELTON vs SHAPOVALOV
Age: 21 vs 25
ATP Ranking: 14 vs 121
Titles: 2 vs 1
Career Grand Slam Record: 16-7 vs 43-25
Wimbledon Record: 3-1 vs 11-6
Career Record: 51-41 vs 193-164
Career Record on Grass: 5-6 vs 19-20
2024 Record: 22-14 vs 12-15
2024 Record on Grass: 3-3 vs 3-1
Career Five-Set Record: 5-2 vs 12-9
Comebacks from 0-2 Down: 0 vs 1
Career

Tiebreak Record: 34-32 vs 85-97
2024 Tiebreak Record: 13-12 vs 5-11

• Ben Shelton, a lefthander, is bidding to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon for the first time. This is his 2nd Wimbledon appearance and his 8th Grand Slam overall.

• Shelton is bidding to become the 88th American player in the Open Era to reach the men’s singles round of 16 at Wimbledon. He would also become the first lefthanded American man to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon since John McEnroe in 1992.

• Shelton advanced to the 3rd round after defeating Mattia Bellucci and Lloyd Harris in 5-set matches in the opening 2 rounds.

• Shelton’s best Grand Slam result is reaching the semifinals at the 2023 US Open.

• Shelton has won all three 5-set matches he has contested at Wimbledon.

• Shelton is one of 4 seeded American men to reach the 3rd round here.

• Shelton played college tennis at the University of Florida.

• Denis Shapovalov, a lefthander, is bidding to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon for the 3rd time. This is his 7th Wimbledon appearance and his 26th Grand Slam overall.

• Shapovalov is bidding to become the 3rd Canadian player to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon on 3 or more occasions.

• Shapovalov advanced to the 3rd round after defeating Nicolas Jarry and Daniel Altmaier in the opening 2 rounds. He has a perfect record in 5-set matches at Wimbledon.

• Shapovalov’s best Grand Slam result is reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon in 2021.

• Shapovalov has a 6-12 win-loss record against Top 20 players at the Grand Slams.

• Shapovalov won the boys’ singles title at Wimbledon in 2016.

Note: The remaining information in the text provides additional details about Shelton and Shapovalov’s career and achievements but does not directly relate to their upcoming match at Wimbledon.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Shelton will win.
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