Alexander Zverev vs Ben Shelton — Cincinnati Masters Quarter-final

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
Alexander Zverev
GER3
Alexander Zverev
#3ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 August 2024
hard
Ben Shelton
USA12
Ben Shelton
#5ATP
1960ELO
1922Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWLW
Zverev A.
3-6 7-6 7-5
Shelton B.
Zverev A.
37772
Shelton B.
66351

Alexander Zverev defeated Ben Shelton 3-6 7-6 7-5 in the Cincinnati Masters quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Alexander Zverev came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's semi-final. Alexander Zverev extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-11-09Tour FinalsRRhardAlexander Zverev6-3 7-6(6)
2025-08-07Cincinnati MastersQFhardAlexander Zverev6-2 6-2
2025-06-09StuttgartSFgrassAlexander Zverev7-6(8) 7-6(1)
2025-04-14MunichFclayAlexander Zverev6-2 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Zverev A.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Shelton B.

Shelton B.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Zverev A.

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

Zverev A.Shelton B.
71
Serve
75
42
Return
18

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

Statistics

This season
Zverev A.Shelton B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
55%
Service points won·Even
69%
69%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
71%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.5
9.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 153). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zverev A.Shelton B.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
94
86
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Dominant
90
58
Deciding sets·Even
99
98
Tiebreaks·Even
100
97

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zverev A.
7.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Shelton B.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.3+120 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.7Hard Elo 1922
6.4Overall Elo 2100
ELO gap
3.6Overall Elo 1960
5.0
H2H
5.0
7.9
Surface form
5.1
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Minutes 14d
4.5
7.0
3-set count
4.0
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
6.0
Country comfort
7.3
Context
8.5
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
Zverev A.Shelton B.
Freshness·Dominant
52
93

Zverev A.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 103 games (7d) · Shelton B.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 47%
Final
Sinner J.[1]
Tiafoe F.
7-646-2
Semi-finals
Sinner J.[1]
Zverev A.[3]
7-695-77-64
Tiafoe F.
Rune H.[15]
4-66-17-64
Quarter-finals
Tiafoe F.
Hurkacz H.[5]
6-30-0
Sinner J.[1]
Rublev A.[6]
4-67-56-4
Zverev A.[3]
Shelton B.[12]
3-67-637-5
Rune H.[15]
Draper J.
6-46-2
R16
Sinner J.[1]
Thompson J.
W/O
Hurkacz H.[5]
Cobolli F.
6-33-66-1
Tiafoe F.
Lehecka J.
6-46-7107-65
Rublev A.[6]
Nakashima B.
7-656-1
Zverev A.[3]
Carreno Busta P.
7-57-66
Shelton B.[12]
Marozsan F.
6-46-3
Draper J.
Auger Aliassime F.
5-76-46-4
Rune H.[15]
Monfils G.
3-66-36-4
R32
Nakashima B.
Fils A.
7-57-63
Cobolli F.
Darderi L.
7-643-1
Marozsan F.
Dimitrov G.[8]
4-66-46-3
Hurkacz H.[5]
Nishioka Y.
3-67-646-1
Rublev A.[6]
Zhang Z.
6-46-3
Zverev A.[3]
Khachanov K.
6-36-2
Carreno Busta P.
Purcell M.
6-36-3
Shelton B.[12]
Etcheverry T.
6-767-676-3
Lehecka J.
Medvedev D.[4]
7-626-4
Auger Aliassime F.
Ruud C.[7]
6-36-1
Draper J.
Tsitsipas S.[9]
3-66-47-5
Rune H.[15]
Borges N.
6-37-68
Monfils G.
Alcaraz C.[2]
4-67-656-4
Tiafoe F.
Musetti L.[14]
6-36-2
Sinner J.[1]
Michelsen A.
6-47-5
Thompson J.
Baez S.
6-26-4
R64
Baez S.
Giron M.
6-45-77-66
Thompson J.
Humbert U.[13]
3-66-37-64
Shelton B.[12]
Opelka R.
7-637-63
Purcell M.
Machac T.
6-47-61
Cobolli F.
Paul T.[10]
6-24-67-5
Lehecka J.
Navone M.
7-636-3
Nakashima B.
Fritz T.[11]
6-44-67-64
Draper J.
Munar J.
7-53-67-65
Fils A.
Holt B.
6-46-1
Zhang Z.
Mpetshi Perricard G.
6-37-64
Khachanov K.
Cerundolo F.
6-06-3
Carreno Busta P.
Korda S.[16]
7-56-1
Marozsan F.
Moutet C.
6-47-62
Nishioka Y.
Kecmanovic M.
6-47-5
Darderi L.
Tabilo A.
6-37-65
Musetti L.[14]
Jarry N.
4-67-657-64
Tiafoe F.
Davidovich Fokina A.
6-37-66
Auger Aliassime F.
Kovacevic A.
6-36-1
Tsitsipas S.[9]
Struff J.
4-66-46-3
Rune H.[15]
Berrettini M.
2-66-16-4
Borges N.
Mannarino A.
6-43-66-1
Monfils G.
Popyrin A.
7-56-3
Etcheverry T.
Arnaldi M.
6-36-736-2
Michelsen A.
Griekspoor T.
6-15-76-2