Ben Shelton vs Lorenzo Sonego — Cincinnati Masters Round of 64

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 64
Ben Shelton
USA
Ben Shelton
#5ATP
1960ELO
1922Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 August 2022
hard
Lorenzo Sonego
ITA
Lorenzo Sonego
#69ATP
1719ELO
1702Hard ELO
$435kYTD
$9.8MCAREER
31 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWLW
Shelton B.
7-6 3-6 7-5
Sonego L.
Shelton B.
77372
Sonego L.
65651

Ben Shelton defeated Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 3-6 7-5 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ben Shelton came in ranked #5, leading the head-to-head 4–1. Ben Shelton extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ben Shelton closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 7–5.

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-17HalleR32grassBen Shelton7-5 6-3
2025-06-30WimbledonR16grassBen Shelton3-6 6-1 7-6(1) 7-5
2025-05-26Roland GarrosR128clayBen Shelton6-4 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-3
2025-01-13Australian OpenQFhardBen Shelton6-4 7-5 4-6 7-6(4)
2023-05-29Roland GarrosR128clayLorenzo Sonego6-4 3-6 6-3 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Shelton B.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Sonego L.

Sonego L.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Shelton B.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Shelton B.Sonego L.
75
Serve
41
18
Return
38

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Shelton B.Sonego L.
1st serve in·Even
66%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
68%
66%
Return points won·Even
33%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
70%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.8
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Shelton B.Sonego L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
86
69
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Clear edge
58
45
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
71
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
97
88

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Shelton B.
7.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Sonego L.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.6+220 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.4Hard Elo 1702
7.8Overall Elo 1960
ELO gap
2.2Overall Elo 1719
5.0
H2H
5.0
7.3
Surface form
3.1
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
4.8
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
6.0
7.0
Country comfort
5.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Shelton B.Sonego L.
Freshness·Clear edge
92
72

Shelton B.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Sonego L.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 42 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 70%
Final
Coric B.
Tsitsipas S.[4]
7-606-2
Semi-finals
Tsitsipas S.[4]
Medvedev D.[1]
7-663-66-3
Coric B.
Norrie C.[9]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Medvedev D.[1]
Fritz T.[11]
7-616-3
Tsitsipas S.[4]
Isner J.
7-655-76-3
Coric B.
Auger Aliassime F.[7]
6-46-4
Norrie C.[9]
Alcaraz C.[3]
7-646-746-4
R16
Medvedev D.[1]
Shapovalov D.
7-57-5
Fritz T.[11]
Rublev A.[6]
6-746-27-5
Tsitsipas S.[4]
Schwartzman D.[13]
6-36-3
Isner J.
Korda S.
7-631-67-64
Norrie C.[9]
Shelton B.
6-06-2
Alcaraz C.[3]
Cilic M.[14]
7-646-1
Auger Aliassime F.[7]
Sinner J.[10]
2-67-616-1
Coric B.
Bautista Agut R.[15]
6-26-3
R32
Medvedev D.[1]
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-47-5
Shapovalov D.
Paul T.
3-66-46-3
Rublev A.[6]
Fognini F.
6-777-636-2
Tsitsipas S.[4]
Krajinovic F.
6-36-4
Korda S.
Tiafoe F.
4-66-16-4
Isner J.
Hurkacz H.[8]
7-656-756-2
Shelton B.
Ruud C.[5]
6-36-3
Norrie C.[9]
Murray A.
3-66-36-4
Cilic M.[14]
Ruusuvuori E.
6-46-757-5
Alcaraz C.[3]
Mcdonald M.
6-36-2
Auger Aliassime F.[7]
De Minaur A.
6-36-2
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Giron M.
6-36-3
Sinner J.[10]
Kecmanovic M.
7-53-1
Coric B.
Nadal R.[2]
7-694-66-3
Fritz T.[11]
Kyrgios N.
6-36-2
Schwartzman D.[13]
Karatsev A.
7-633-66-2
R64
Murray A.
Wawrinka S.
7-635-77-5
Kyrgios N.
Davidovich Fokina A.
7-56-4
Tiafoe F.
Berrettini M.[12]
7-634-67-65
Korda S.
Khachanov K.
6-36-4
Isner J.
Bonzi B.
7-6113-67-64
Shelton B.
Sonego L.
7-653-67-5
Norrie C.[9]
Rune H.
7-654-66-4
Cilic M.[14]
Munar J.
6-36-3
Ruusuvuori E.
Wolf J.
7-626-2
Mcdonald M.
Basilashvili N.
6-06-1
De Minaur A.
Laaksonen H.
6-26-2
Kecmanovic M.
Carreno Busta P.
1-67-57-64
Sinner J.[10]
Kokkinakis T.
6-796-47-66
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Cerundolo F.
6-756-46-2
Giron M.
Goffin D.
6-36-4
Coric B.
Musetti L.
7-626-3
Van De Zandschulp B.
Cressy M.
6-24-66-4
Shapovalov D.
Dimitrov G.[16]
7-646-3
Fritz T.[11]
Baez S.
6-16-1
Fognini F.
Ramos A.
6-26-3
Krajinovic F.
Evans D.
6-36-4
Karatsev A.
Nakashima B.
7-57-5
Schwartzman D.[13]
Molcan A.
5-76-46-2
Paul T.
Brooksby J.
6-36-2