Learner Tien vs Ben Shelton | Ben Shelton Wins 6-2 6-3

MontrealSemi-finalHardThu 13 Aug · 20:40Final

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Ben Shelton defeated Learner Tien in the Montreal semifinals, winning 6-2, 6-3 on hard courts. Shelton hit 5 aces and 1 double fault, while Tien had 1 ace and 5 double faults. Shelton converted 60% of his break points and won 82% of his first-serve points, taking 3 service breaks to Tien's 0.

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Key context

Match story: Ben Shelton dropped just 5 games past Learner Tien.

How the match was decided

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Shelton B. took it in straight sets, with three breaks of serve.

Breaks of serveShelton B. 3 · Tien L. 0
AcesShelton B. 5 · Tien L. 1
Double faultsShelton B. 1 · Tien L. 5

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 12–4BreakShelton B. · Broke, never broken back
Set 12–6SetShelton B. · Broke to take the set
Set 20–2BreakShelton B. · Broke, never broken back

Serve flowTien L. broken 3 times · Shelton B. unbroken.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Tien L.

5/8Shelton B.

9/9

Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchTien L.Shelton B.

Late momentumShelton B.17

7Last 12 points5

11Last 3 games8

0/4Break points3/5

Break of serve

Match statistics

Tien L.Shelton B.

Serve

1Aces5
5Double faults1
63% · 5/8Service games held100% · 9/9

Return

0%Break points won60%
0Breaks of serve3

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps

Double faultsShelton B. served 1 double fault, Tien L. 5. Largest performance gap of the match.+4Tien L.5Shelton B.1

Common opponents

9 shared · last 12 months

All 9 opponents →

Tien L. and Shelton B. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Tien L. went 4–7 (36%) against them, Shelton B. 4–7 (36%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 2 better-results split).

4–736%Tien L. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents4–736%Shelton B. · better vs 2

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

11–18Sets12–15

127–145Games137–144

3–1Tiebreaks3–4

1–0Deciding sets0–2

vs Sinner J.#1L2-6 2-6Beijing · hardL3-6 3-6Paris Masters · hard
vs Zverev A.#2L3-6 7-6 1-6 6-7Australian Open · hardL3-6 6-7Tour Finals · hard
vs Cobolli F.#7W6-3 6-2Beijing · hardW7-6 6-3Paris Masters · hard

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vs Rublev A.#23L4-6 4-6Paris Masters · hardW7-6 6-3Paris Masters · hard
vs Merida Aguilar D.#44W6-3 6-2Montreal · hardW6-3 6-3 6-4Roland Garros · clay
vs Mannarino A.#83L5-7 4-6Washington · hardL6-3 3-6 6-4 4-6US Open · hard
vs Giron M.#88W7-6 4-6 3-6 7-6 6-2Australian Open · hardW6-4Stuttgart · grass
vs Shevchenko A.#111W6-2 5-7 6-1 6-0Australian Open · hardL7-6 6-7 3-6Miami Masters · hard
vs Auger-Aliassime F.#6Hard to compareL5-7Halle · grassL6-4 6-7 5-7Tour Finals · hard

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Tien L. leads 2–1

Full H2H →

Hard: level 1–1 · Grass: Tien L. leads 1–0

Shelton B.August 2026MontrealThis matchHard2-6 3-6
Tien L.March 2026Indian Wells MastersHard7-6 4-6 6-3
Tien L.June 2025MallorcaGrass6-4 7-6

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Tien L.Shelton B.2 067ELO2 1901 944Hard ELO2 0695–5Last 107–320Age23180 cmHeight193 cmLeftPlaysLeftCareer $5.0M2026 $1.9MEarningsCareer $15.1M2026 $3.6M

Match info

Started20:40 local

Cite this

Ben Shelton beat Learner Tien 2-6 3-6. Umpiry, "Learner Tien vs Ben Shelton — Montreal Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-08-13/shelton-vs-tien-montreal-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 13 August 2026).