Ben Shelton vs Tommy Paul — Tokyo Quarter-final

Tokyo · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
Ben Shelton
#5ATP
1938ELO
1910Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$13MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 October 2023
hard
USA
Tommy Paul
[5]
#21ATP
1935ELO
1875Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ben Shelton defeated Tommy Paul 7-6 6-3 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ben Shelton came in ranked #5. Ben Shelton narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Shelton B.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Paul T.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.7+36 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.3Hard Elo 1875
5.6Overall Elo 1938
ELO gap
4.4Overall Elo 1935
0.0
H2H
10.0
5.8
Surface form
5.1
Fatigue & Travel
4.5
Minutes 14d
6.7
0.0
3-set count
7.0
6.0
Prev. match
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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.

Shelton B.
7762
Paul T.
6430

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
1.13
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 42%

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-02-05DallasSFhardTommy Paul6-2 6-4
2023-08-28US OpenR16hardBen Shelton6-4 6-3 4-6 6-4
2023-01-16Australian OpenQFhardTommy Paul7-6(6) 6-3 5-7 6-4
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Statistics

Recent form
Shelton B.Paul T.
67%1st serve in+3%64%
78%1st serve points won+2%76%
60%2nd serve points won+7%53%
72%Service points won+4%68%
32%Return points won+5%37%
76%Break points saved+15%61%
12Aces / match+4.57.5
2.9Double faults / match+1.21.7

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Shelton B.
Karatsev A.
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Shelton B.
Giron M.
6-727-656-4
Karatsev A.
Mochizuki S.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Shelton B.
Paul T.[5]
7-646-3
Karatsev A.
De Minaur A.[4]
6-36-2
Mochizuki S.
Popyrin A.
7-52-67-5
Giron M.
Auger Aliassime F.[8]
6-16-4
R16
Giron M.
Ruud C.[2]
6-36-4
Mochizuki S.
Fritz T.[1]
0-66-47-62
Auger Aliassime F.[8]
Ofner S.
6-46-1
Shelton B.
Thompson J.
6-756-46-3
Paul T.[5]
Mcdonald M.
6-46-2
Karatsev A.
Zhang Z.
6-36-4
De Minaur A.[4]
Schwartzman D.
6-07-5
Popyrin A.
Garin C.
4-67-636-2
R32
Ruud C.[2]
Watanuki Y.
7-666-3
Mcdonald M.
Purcell M.
7-56-4
Popyrin A.
Khachanov K.[7]
6-46-2
Karatsev A.
Tiafoe F.[6]
6-37-64
Zhang Z.
Hurkacz H.
3-66-47-64
Mochizuki S.
Etcheverry T.
6-47-65
Paul T.[5]
Altmaier D.
3-66-16-3
Shelton B.
Daniel T.
3-66-47-62
Thompson J.
Zverev A.[3]
6-36-4
Ofner S.
Oconnell C.
6-727-657-5
Giron M.
Nishioka Y.
7-6144-66-1
Auger Aliassime F.[8]
Vukic A.
7-636-726-2
Garin C.
Shimabukuro S.
6-43-66-3
De Minaur A.[4]
Draper J.
4-67-647-61
Schwartzman D.
Cerundolo F.
6-46-1
Fritz T.[1]
Norrie C.
6-46-3