Novak Djokovic vs Ben Shelton — US Open Semi-final
US Open · ATP · Semi-final
#7ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 28 August 2023
hard
USA#6ATP
1960ELO
1922Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Djokovic N.6-3 6-2 7-6
Shelton B.
Djokovic N.
66773
Shelton B.
3264–
Novak Djokovic defeated Ben Shelton 6-3 6-2 7-6 in the US Open semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ben Shelton came in ranked #6, defending last year's round of 128.
Key context
- Match story: Novak Djokovic closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–2 7–6.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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
Djokovic N.Shelton B.
68
Serve
75
62
Return
18
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
54%
Service points won·Even
69%
68%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
33%
Break points saved·Even
66%
70%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.4
9.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (166 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
99
86
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Dominant
99
58
Deciding sets·Even
100
98
Tiebreaks·Even
100
97
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
55
94
Djokovic N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d) · Shelton B.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CDrizzle
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 74%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Shelton B.
Tiafoe F.
6-23-67-676-2
Djokovic N.
Fritz T.
6-16-46-4
Alcaraz C.
Zverev A.
6-36-26-4
Medvedev D.
Rublev A.
6-46-36-4
R16
Shelton B.
Paul T.
6-46-34-66-4
Alcaraz C.
Arnaldi M.
6-36-36-4
Fritz T.
Stricker D.
7-626-46-4
Rublev A.
Draper J.
6-33-66-36-4
Zverev A.
Sinner J.
6-43-66-24-66-3
Tiafoe F.
Hijikata R.
6-46-16-4
Medvedev D.
De Minaur A.
2-66-46-16-2
Djokovic N.
Gojo B.
6-27-56-4
R32
Tiafoe F.
Mannarino A.
4-66-26-37-66
Paul T.
Davidovich Fokina A.
6-16-03-66-3
Gojo B.
Vesely J.
6-46-36-2
Djokovic N.
Djere L.
4-64-66-16-16-3
Alcaraz C.
Evans D.
6-26-34-66-3
Rublev A.
Rinderknech A.
3-66-36-17-5
Hijikata R.
Zhang Z.
6-36-34-66-3
Shelton B.
Karatsev A.
6-43-66-26-0
Stricker D.
Bonzi B.
2-67-57-643-66-2
Fritz T.
Mensik J.
6-16-26-0
Arnaldi M.
Norrie C.
6-36-46-3
Zverev A.
Dimitrov G.
6-727-686-16-1
Sinner J.
Wawrinka S.
6-32-66-46-2
Medvedev D.
Baez S.
6-26-27-66
De Minaur A.
Jarry N.
6-16-36-2
Draper J.
Mmoh M.
6-46-23-66-3
R64
Baez S.
Meligeni Alves F.
6-776-46-4
Rinderknech A.
Berrettini M.
6-45-3
Shelton B.
Thiem D.
7-611-0
Sinner J.
Sonego L.
6-46-26-4
De Minaur A.
Wu Y.
6-16-26-1
Medvedev D.
Oconnell C.
6-26-26-766-2
Gojo B.
Mcdonald M.
6-36-46-4
Jarry N.
Michelsen A.
4-66-36-36-3
Djokovic N.
Zapata Miralles B.
6-46-16-1
Mannarino A.
Marozsan F.
3-66-36-46-1
Vesely J.
Cerundolo F.
7-656-23-62-67-66
Djere L.
Gaston H.
6-16-26-3
Rublev A.
Monfils G.
6-46-33-66-1
Davidovich Fokina A.
Cerundolo J.
6-16-46-3
Wawrinka S.
Etcheverry T.
7-666-776-36-2
Tiafoe F.
Ofner S.
6-36-16-4
Zhang Z.
Ruud C.
6-45-76-20-66-2
Karatsev A.
Carballes Baena R.
6-24-66-37-64
Zverev A.
Altmaier D.
7-613-66-46-3
Stricker D.
Tsitsipas S.
7-56-726-757-666-3
Bonzi B.
Eubanks C.
7-662-66-27-67
Mensik J.
Droguet T.
3-66-27-616-3
Dimitrov G.
Murray A.
6-36-46-1
Draper J.
Hurkacz H.
6-26-47-5
Fritz T.
Varillas J.
6-16-26-2
Hijikata R.
Fucsovics M.
6-16-26-1
Paul T.
Safiullin R.
3-62-66-26-46-3
Mmoh M.
Isner J.
3-64-67-636-47-67
Norrie C.
Hsu Y.
7-56-46-4
Arnaldi M.
Fils A.
3-67-57-655-76-4
Alcaraz C.
Harris L.
6-36-17-64
Evans D.
Van De Zandschulp B.
1-66-16-36-3
R128
Alcaraz C.
Koepfer D.
6-23-2
Van De Zandschulp B.
Thompson J.
6-3
Zverev A.
Vukic A.
6-46-46-4
Altmaier D.
Lestienne C.
6-756-36-16-2
Murray A.
Moutet C.
6-27-56-3
Sonego L.
Moreno De Alboran N.
6-36-46-2
Sinner J.
Hanfmann Y.
6-36-16-1
Medvedev D.
Balazs A.
6-16-16-0
Oconnell C.
Purcell M.
6-46-33-67-65
Baez S.
Coric B.
7-57-56-1
Mannarino A.
Watanuki Y.
7-56-736-37-5
Paul T.
Travaglia S.
6-26-34-66-1
Tiafoe F.
Tien L.
6-27-56-1
Ofner S.
Borges N.
7-653-67-676-4
Marozsan F.
Gasquet R.
6-36-16-756-716-2
Fucsovics M.
Korda S.
7-644-67-614-66-4
Davidovich Fokina A.
Giron M.
6-46-46-2
Cerundolo J.
Ivashka I.
2-66-746-36-36-3
Safiullin R.
Cecchinato M.
6-46-26-0
Eubanks C.
Kwon S.
6-36-40-66-4
Djere L.
Nakashima B.
7-56-46-4
Arnaldi M.
Kubler J.
6-31-0
Harris L.
Pella G.
7-656-46-4
Evans D.
Galan D.
6-46-27-5
Dimitrov G.
Molcan A.
6-796-756-17-57-69
Etcheverry T.
Virtanen O.
6-36-731-66-47-65
Rinderknech A.
Schwartzman D.
6-36-46-2
Monfils G.
Daniel T.
4-66-46-27-64
Rublev A.
Cazaux A.
6-47-656-1
Ruud C.
Nava E.
7-653-66-47-65
Hijikata R.
Kotov P.
7-55-76-37-5
Zhang Z.
Wolf J.
7-57-56-754-66-3
Mcdonald M.
Auger Aliassime F.
7-654-66-16-4
Gaston H.
Shimabukuro S.
6-26-17-64
Zapata Miralles B.
Quinn E.
6-46-46-3
Djokovic N.
Muller A.
6-06-26-3
Meligeni Alves F.
Duckworth J.
6-47-6116-3
Fils A.
Griekspoor T.
4-66-35-76-47-5
Cerundolo F.
Svajda Z.
5-76-46-46-3
Vesely J.
Couacaud E.
5-76-36-23-66-4
Jarry N.
Van Assche L.
6-33-66-27-63
Gojo B.
Dellien H.
6-36-36-1
Fritz T.
Johnson S.
6-26-16-2
Varillas J.
Kecmanovic M.
1-67-57-56-4
Mensik J.
Barrere G.
6-44-67-616-2
Droguet T.
Musetti L.
6-30-66-756-36-2
Hsu Y.
Kokkinakis T.
6-36-43-66-3
Norrie C.
Shevchenko A.
6-36-26-2
Wawrinka S.
Nishioka Y.
7-656-26-4
Bonzi B.
Halys Q.
5-76-46-46-4
Stricker D.
Popyrin A.
6-36-43-66-3
Tsitsipas S.
Raonic M.
6-26-36-4
Carballes Baena R.
Rune H.
6-34-66-36-2
Karatsev A.
Lehecka J.
6-36-36-3
Shelton B.
Cachin P.
1-66-36-26-4
Thiem D.
Bublik A.
6-36-26-4
Michelsen A.
Ramos A.
6-46-36-4
Wu Y.
Lajovic D.
3-66-42-66-46-2
De Minaur A.
Skatov T.
6-23-66-17-5
Mmoh M.
Khachanov K.
6-26-46-2
Isner J.
Diaz Acosta F.
6-46-37-61
Draper J.
Albot R.
6-16-46-3
Hurkacz H.
Huesler M.
4-65-77-606-36-1
Berrettini M.
Humbert U.
6-46-26-2