Ben Shelton vs Gabriel DialloDallas Round of 32

Dallas · ATP · Round of 32
#5ATP
1960ELO
1922Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2026
hard
#88ATP
1716ELO
1678Hard ELO
$480kYTD
$3.1MCAREER
24 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLLLL
Shelton B.
6-4 6-4
Diallo G.
Shelton B.
662
Diallo G.
440

Ben Shelton defeated Gabriel Diallo 6-4 6-4 in the Dallas round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ben Shelton came in ranked #5, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Ben Shelton extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Ben Shelton edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-07-21WashingtonR16hardBen Shelton6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Shelton B.serving96% hold

wins 77% of points on serve vs Diallo G.

Diallo G.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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.Diallo G.
75
Serve
38
18
Return
14

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%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
70%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
60%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
72%
62%
Return points won·Even
32%
33%
Break points saved·Clear edge
75%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
6.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
86
64
Break points saved·Even
100
96
Break points won·Dominant
58
24
Deciding sets·Slight edge
98
87
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
68

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
4.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.0+243 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.0Hard Elo 1678
8.1Overall Elo 1960
ELO gap
1.9Overall Elo 1716
10.0
H2H
0.0
5.7
Surface form
3.8
7.04-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
4.0
7.0
Prev. match
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·Slight edge
93
85

Shelton B.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Diallo G.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast