Ben Shelton vs Tommy Paul — Tokyo Quarter-final
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 #4. Ben Shelton moved ahead in the head-to-head, 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Ben Shelton closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedShelton B. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
9 shared · last 12 monthsShelton B. and Paul T. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Shelton B. went 5–4 (56%) against them, Paul T. 6–8 (43%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 2 better-results split).
5–456%Shelton B. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents6–843%Paul T. · better vs 2
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
13–13Sets16–23
144–140Games188–202
5–7Tiebreaks3–5
3–1Deciding sets4–1
vs Sinner J.#1W2-6 6-3 7-6Shanghai Masters · hardL4-6 4-6Canada Masters · hard
vs Alcaraz C.#3L3-6 6-7Canada Masters · hardW6-3 4-6 6-3Canada Masters · hard
vs Fils A.#10W7-6(4) 6-1Laver Cup · hardW6-4 6-7 6-4Shanghai Masters · hard
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vs Djokovic N.#11L3-6 2-6 6-7US Open · hardL5-7 1-6 2-6Australian Open · hard
vs Tsitsipas S.#43L6-7 6-7Cincinnati Masters · hardL2-6 4-6Paris Masters · hard
vs Struff J.#59L6-4 6-7 5-7Madrid Masters · clayL6-7 6-7Stuttgart · grass
vs Safiullin R.#79W3-6 6-3 6-4Shanghai Masters · hardW3-6 2-6 6-2 6-4 6-3US Open · hard
vs Wolf J.#223W6-7 6-2 6-7 7-6 6-2Australian Open · hardW6-4 4-6 7-6Eastbourne · grass
vs Jarry N.#867W7-6 7-6 7-5Australian Open · hardL6-3 1-6 4-6 5-7Roland Garros · clay
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Shelton B. leads 2–121
- Shelton B.October 2023TokyoThis matchHard7-6 6-3
- Shelton B.August 2023US OpenHard6-4 6-3 4-6 6-4
- Paul T.January 2023Australian OpenHard7-6 6-3 5-7 6-4
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchShelton B.Paul T.2 187ELO2 1262 067Hard ELO1 9577–3Last 106–421Age26193 cmHeight185 cmLeftPlaysRightCareer $15.1M2026 $3.6MEarningsCareer $15.2M2026 $2.2M
Cite this
Ben Shelton beat Tommy Paul 7-6 6-3. Umpiry, "Ben Shelton vs Tommy Paul — Tokyo Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2023-10-16/paul-vs-shelton-tokyo-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 16 October 2023).