Thanasi Kokkinakis vs Ben Shelton — USA vs AUS Round Robin
Thanasi Kokkinakis defeated Ben Shelton 6-1 4-6 7-6 in the USA vs AUS round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ben Shelton came in ranked #4.
Key context
- Match story: Thanasi Kokkinakis came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKokkinakis T. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
8 shared · last 12 monthsKokkinakis T. and Shelton B. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kokkinakis T. went 7–1 (88%) against them, Shelton B. 5–6 (45%). Kokkinakis T. came out better against 3 of 8 comparable opponents, Shelton B. against 0 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (lower-tier event).
7–188%Kokkinakis T. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents5–645%Shelton B. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
16–8Sets14–15
134–117Games148–148
5–1Tiebreaks2–5
4–0Deciding sets1–1
vs Sinner J.#1L3-6 0-6Indian Wells Masters · hardL6-7 1-6Indian Wells Masters · hard
vs Auger-Aliassime F.#6W4-6 5-7 7-6 6-4 6-4Wimbledon · grassL4-6 2-6 1-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Fils A.#10W7-6 7-6AUS vs FRA · hardL5-7 7-6 6-7Tokyo · hard
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vs Mensik J.#15W6-2 6-7 6-3AUS vs CZE · hardW4-6 6-3 6-4Indian Wells Masters · hard
vs Popyrin A.#129W4-6 7-6 6-3 5-7 6-3Roland Garros · clayL4-6 6-7Canada Masters · hard
vs Bautista-Agut R.#243W5-7 7-5 6-4Canada Masters · hardW6-3 6-4 6-4US Open · hard- vs Carballes Baena R.#258W7-6 6-3Canada Masters · hardW6-3 6-4Shanghai Masters · hard
vs Thiem D.W6-1 6-3Madrid Masters · clayW6-4 6-2 6-2US Open · hard
Head-to-head
1 meeting · Kokkinakis T. leads 1–010
- Kokkinakis T.November 2024USA vs AUSThis matchHard6-1 4-6 7-6
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchKokkinakis T.Shelton B.1 931ELO2 1711 820Hard ELO2 0514–6Last 106–428Age22193 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysLeftCareer $5.2M2026 $324KEarningsCareer $15.1M2026 $3.6M
Cite this
Thanasi Kokkinakis beat Ben Shelton 6-1 4-6 7-6. Umpiry, "Thanasi Kokkinakis vs Ben Shelton — USA vs AUS Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2024-11-21/kokkinakis-vs-shelton-usa-vs-aus-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 21 November 2024).