Daniel Merida Aguilar vs Ben Shelton — Roland Garros Round of 128

Roland Garros · ATP · Round of 128
ESP
Daniel Merida Aguilar
1744ELO
1700Clay ELO
21 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
0 — 3
Sets
Monday, 25 May 2026 ·
clay
Court Suzanne-Lenglen · 4th on
Ben Shelton
USA5
Ben Shelton
#6ATP
1960ELO
1845Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWLL
Merida Aguilar D.
3-6 3-6 4-6
Shelton B.
Merida Aguilar D.
3340
Shelton B.
6663

Ben Shelton defeated Daniel Merida Aguilar 6-3 6-3 6-4 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The result followed the form book — Ben Shelton came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Ben Shelton closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Merida Aguilar D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Shelton B.

Shelton B.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Merida Aguilar D.

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 clay

Merida Aguilar D.Shelton B.
—
Serve
100
—
Return
0

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

Statistics

This season
Merida Aguilar D.Shelton B.
1st serve in·Even
67%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
60%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
72%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
32%
Break points saved·Clear edge
59%
76%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.2
11.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (41 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Merida Aguilar D.Shelton B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
55
85
Break points saved·Dominant
64
100
Break points won·Clear edge
46
58
Deciding sets·Slight edge
87
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
49
97

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Merida Aguilar D.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Shelton B.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.8Clay Elo 1684
Surface ELO
7.2+175 Clay Elo edge
2.4Overall Elo 1745
ELO gap
7.6Overall Elo 1953
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
7.58 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
6.17 of last 10 on clay
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
4.02 three-setters in 14 days
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
6.0Reached the last 16 here last year
Opponent rise
5.0Opponent hot: 8 of last 10

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
Merida Aguilar D.Shelton B.
Freshness·Even
96
95

Merida Aguilar D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Shelton B.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
32°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 36%
R128
R64
R32
R16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Sinner J.[1]
Tabur C.
6-16-36-4
Fearnley J.
Cerundolo J.
2-66-706-77
Landaluce M.
Prado Angelo J.
6-34-66-26-736-4
Kopriva V.
Moutet C.[30]
6-35-76-43-66-3
Rinderknech A.[22]
Rodionov J.
7-656-26-3
Fucsovics M.
Berrettini M.
7-625-71-62-6
Quinn E.
Comesana F.
4-66-786-74
Ofner S.
Darderi L.[14]
6-752-63-6
Bublik A.[9]
Struff J.
5-77-664-65-7
Faria J.
Shapovalov D.
6-47-56-4
Munar J.
Hurkacz H.
3-63-66-23-6
Spizzirri E.
Tiafoe F.[19]
3-67-654-63-6
Griekspoor T.[29]
Arnaldi M.
7-693-66-763-6
Muller A.
Tsitsipas S.
2-60-3
Collignon R.
Vukic A.
6-36-37-64
Merida Aguilar D.
Shelton B.[5]
3-63-64-6
Auger Aliassime F.[4]
Altmaier D.
4-66-44-66-17-67
Baez S.
Burruchaga R.
6-25-72-60-2
Van Assche L.
Gaubas V.
6-46-22-67-5
Bautista Agut R.
Nakashima B.[31]
2-65-72-6
Norrie C.
Vallejo A.
6-770-2
Cilic M.
Kouame M.
6-742-61-6
Tabilo A.
Majchrzak K.
6-16-36-4
Faurel T.
Vacherot V.[16]
3-64-66-36-76
Cobolli F.[10]
Pellegrino A.
6-47-646-3
Wu Y.
Giron M.
7-56-26-4
Diaz Acosta F.
Zhang Z.
6-16-46-3
Garin C.
Tien L.[18]
0-66-20-62-6
Cerundolo F.[25]
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-36-46-776-4
Gaston H.
Monfils G.
6-26-33-62-66-0
Popyrin A.
Svajda Z.
6-33-66-735-7
Walton A.
Medvedev D.[6]
6-21-66-11-66-4
De Minaur A.[8]
Samuel T.
6-46-46-2
Blockx A.
Wong C.
6-36-46-2
Navone M.
Brooksby J.
6-46-46-4
Droguet T.
Mensik J.[26]
3-62-64-6
Etcheverry T.[23]
Borges N.
3-64-62-6
Kecmanovic M.
Marozsan F.
7-606-36-4
Nava E.
Ugo Carabelli C.
6-7103-63-6
Buse I.
Rublev A.[11]
3-67-663-65-7
Ruud C.[15]
Safiullin R.
6-27-655-70-66-2
Medjedovic H.
Hanfmann Y.
6-36-46-716-4
Sonego L.
Herbert P.
7-635-76-21-66-4
Hijikata R.
Paul T.[24]
6-43-65-74-6
Fonseca J.[28]
Pavlovic L.
7-666-46-2
Zheng M.
Prizmic D.
1-61-63-6
Dellien H.
Royer V.
4-62-62-6
Mpetshi Perricard G.
Djokovic N.[3]
7-55-71-64-6
Fritz T.[7]
Basavareddy N.
6-756-757-691-6
Shevchenko A.
Michelsen A.
2-64-62-6
Duckworth J.
Diallo G.
6-34-1
Kovacevic A.
Jodar R.[27]
1-60-64-6
Davidovich Fokina A.[21]
Dzumhur D.
6-736-32-67-56-3
Llamas Ruiz P.
Tirante T.
3-66-767-650-6
Kokkinakis T.
Atmane T.
6-756-24-66-37-5
Carreno Busta P.
Lehecka J.[12]
6-37-636-3
Khachanov K.[13]
Gea A.
6-37-636-0
Jacquet K.
Trungelliti M.
4-62-62-6
Cina F.
Opelka R.
3-66-46-26-766-4
Wawrinka S.
De Jong J.
3-66-33-64-6
Humbert U.[32]
Mannarino A.
6-36-46-3
Halys Q.
Bellucci M.
6-37-646-3
Machac T.
Bergs Z.
6-46-46-3
Bonzi B.
Zverev A.[2]
3-64-62-6
Sinner J.[1]
Cerundolo J.
6-36-25-71-61-6
Landaluce M.
Kopriva V.
1-62-66-47-56-0
Rinderknech A.[22]
Berrettini M.
4-64-64-6
Comesana F.
Darderi L.[14]
7-654-66-42-66-4
Struff J.
Faria J.
5-76-712-6
Hurkacz H.
Tiafoe F.[19]
7-656-754-67-614-6
Arnaldi M.
Tsitsipas S.
7-625-76-36-2
Collignon R.
Shelton B.[5]
6-47-56-4
Auger Aliassime F.[4]
Burruchaga R.
4-66-07-56-1
Van Assche L.
Nakashima B.[31]
7-654-67-51-63-6
Vallejo A.
Kouame M.
3-65-76-36-26-78
Tabilo A.
Vacherot V.[16]
Cobolli F.[10]
Wu Y.
6-46-46-4
Diaz Acosta F.
Tien L.[18]
5-76-46-36-743-6
Cerundolo F.[25]
Gaston H.
2-66-46-26-1
Svajda Z.
Walton A.
6-36-46-746-2
De Minaur A.[8]
Blockx A.
Navone M.
Mensik J.[26]
3-66-24-66-16-711
Borges N.
Kecmanovic M.
3-66-26-16-2
Ugo Carabelli C.
Rublev A.[11]
1-66-13-66-75
Ruud C.[15]
Medjedovic H.
6-36-26-4
Sonego L.
Paul T.[24]
3-62-64-6
Fonseca J.[28]
Prizmic D.
3-64-66-36-16-2
Royer V.
Djokovic N.[3]
3-62-67-673-6
Basavareddy N.
Michelsen A.
6-753-66-33-6
Duckworth J.
Jodar R.[27]
1-67-654-65-7
Davidovich Fokina A.[21]
Tirante T.
6-46-741-63-6
Kokkinakis T.
Carreno Busta P.
5-76-40-1
Khachanov K.[13]
Trungelliti M.
7-655-76-17-64
Cina F.
De Jong J.
3-61-63-6
Humbert U.[32]
Halys Q.
4-66-746-78
Machac T.
Zverev A.[2]
4-62-62-6
Cerundolo J.
Landaluce M.
6-46-777-646-747-68
Berrettini M.
Comesana F.
7-635-76-746-47-613
Faria J.
Tiafoe F.[19]
6-47-626-741-62-6
Arnaldi M.
Collignon R.
6-46-755-76-47-64
Auger Aliassime F.[4]
Nakashima B.[31]
5-76-17-647-61
Kouame M.
Tabilo A.
6-43-64-66-79
Cobolli F.[10]
Tien L.[18]
6-26-26-3
Cerundolo F.[25]
Svajda Z.
3-64-66-36-43-6
De Minaur A.[8]
Mensik J.[26]
6-02-62-63-6
Borges N.
Rublev A.[11]
5-76-726-72
Ruud C.[15]
Paul T.[24]
4-66-746-47-647-5
Fonseca J.[28]
Djokovic N.[3]
4-64-66-37-57-5
Michelsen A.
Jodar R.[27]
6-727-656-43-63-6
Tirante T.
Carreno Busta P.
6-705-76-34-6
Khachanov K.[13]
De Jong J.
5-77-52-67-622-6
Halys Q.
Zverev A.[2]
4-63-67-52-6
Cerundolo J.
Berrettini M.
3-66-726-76
Tiafoe F.[19]
Arnaldi M.
6-757-656-36-734-6
Auger Aliassime F.[4]
Tabilo A.
6-37-56-1
Cobolli F.[10]
Svajda Z.
6-26-36-737-65
Mensik J.[26]
Rublev A.[11]
6-37-664-62-66-3
Ruud C.[15]
Fonseca J.[28]
5-76-787-52-6
Jodar R.[27]
Carreno Busta P.
4-64-66-16-26-2
De Jong J.
Zverev A.[2]
6-734-61-6
Berrettini M.
Arnaldi M.
5-72-5
Auger Aliassime F.[4]
Cobolli F.[10]
6-44-64-64-6
Mensik J.[26]
Fonseca J.[28]
6-46-37-63
Jodar R.[27]
Zverev A.[2]
6-731-63-6
Arnaldi M.
Cobolli F.[10]
Mensik J.[26]
Zverev A.[2]
5-72-66-33-6
Cobolli F.[10]
Zverev A.[2]
1-66-44-67-651-6