Ben Shelton vs Mariano NavoneIndian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
#6ATP
1960ELO
1922Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
hard
#48ATP
1822ELO
1693Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$3.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWWL
Shelton B.
6-3 6-2
Navone M.
Shelton B.
662
Navone M.
320

Ben Shelton defeated Mariano Navone 6-3 6-2 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ben Shelton came in ranked #6, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Ben Shelton extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-04-23Madrid MastersR64clayBen Shelton4-6 7-6(5) 6-3
2024-09-25TokyoR16hardBen Shelton6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Shelton B.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Navone M.

Navone M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Shelton B.

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

Shelton B.Navone M.
76
Serve
3
18
Return
51

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
33%
42%
Break points saved·Clear edge
70%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.1
1.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (85 vs 89). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
85
75
Break points saved·Clear edge
100
86
Break points won·Dominant
58
90
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
77
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
60

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
8.1
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.3+229 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.7Hard Elo 1693
7.5Overall Elo 1960
ELO gap
2.5Overall Elo 1822
10.0
H2H
0.0
6.3
Surface form
3.0
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.7
Minutes 14d
7.8
3-set count
7.0
7.0
Prev. match
6.0
7.5
Country comfort
Surface transition
6.0
Context
6.0
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
95
96

Shelton B.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Navone M.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 27%