Jannik Sinner vs Ben SheltonShanghai Masters Round of 16

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Round of 16
#1ATP
2320ELO
2263Hard ELO
$6.9MYTD
$65MCAREER
24 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 2 October 2024
hard
#5ATP
1960ELO
1922Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWLW
Sinner J.
6-4 7-6
Shelton B.
Sinner J.
6772
Shelton B.
4610

Jannik Sinner defeated Ben Shelton 6-4 7-6 in the Shanghai Masters round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jannik Sinner came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 8–1, defending last year's round of 16. Jannik Sinner extended the head-to-head to 9–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-19Australian OpenQFhardJannik Sinner6-3 6-4 6-4
2025-11-09Tour FinalsRRhardJannik Sinner6-3 7-6(3)
2025-10-27Paris MastersQFhardJannik Sinner6-3 6-3
2025-06-30WimbledonQFgrassJannik Sinner7-6(2) 6-4 6-4
2025-01-13Australian OpenSFhardJannik Sinner7-6(2) 6-2 6-2
2024-07-01WimbledonR16grassJannik Sinner6-2 6-4 7-6(9)
2024-03-04Indian Wells MastersR16hardJannik Sinner7-6(4) 6-1
2023-10-23ViennaR32hardJannik Sinner7-6(2) 7-5
2023-10-02Shanghai MastersR16hardBen Shelton2-6 6-3 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Sinner J.serving97% hold

wins 78% of points on serve vs Shelton B.

Shelton B.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Sinner J.

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

Sinner J.Shelton B.
100
Serve
75
100
Return
18

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
80%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
58%
55%
Service points won·Even
72%
69%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
33%
Break points saved·Even
73%
71%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.4
9.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 153). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
100
86
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Dominant
100
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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
8.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
9.2+342 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.8Hard Elo 1922
9.4Overall Elo 2320
ELO gap
0.6Overall Elo 1960
7.2
H2H
2.8
8.6
Surface form
6.4
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
2.9
Minutes 14d
4.0
0.0
3-set count
4.0
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
7.0

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
Freshness·Dominant
59
93

Sinner J.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 95 games (7d) · Shelton B.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 50%