Ben Shelton vs Francisco ComesanaAuckland Round of 16

Auckland · ATP · Round of 16
#5ATP
1960ELO
1922Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2026
hard
#91ATP
1695ELO
1642Hard ELO
$580kYTD
$2.5MCAREER
25 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
Shelton B.
7-5 6-4
Comesana F.
Shelton B.
762
Comesana F.
540

Ben Shelton defeated Francisco Comesana 7-5 6-4 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ben Shelton came in ranked #5, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Shelton B.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Comesana F.

Comesana F.serving90% hold

wins 70% 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.Comesana F.
75
Serve
18
18
Return
39

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
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
70%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
60%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
72%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
39%
Break points saved·Clear edge
74%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.9
6.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
86
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
90
Break points won·Clear edge
58
36
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
38

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 64 days (−1.2)
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.9+280 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.1Hard Elo 1642
9.1Overall Elo 1960
ELO gap
0.9Overall Elo 1695
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.2
Surface form
3.9
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
9.2
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
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
Freshness·Slight edge
92
84

Shelton B.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Comesana F.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°CDrizzle
Wind 25 km/hHumidity 64%