Ben Shelton vs Tallon GriekspoorUS Open Round of 128

US Open · ATP · Round of 128
#9ATP
1960ELO
1922Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Sunday, 30 August 2026 ·
hard
#56ATP
1789ELO
1777Hard ELO
$970kYTD
$8.1MCAREER
30 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Shelton B.
vs
Griekspoor T.

Ben Shelton faces Tallon Griekspoor in the US Open round of 128 on hard. Ben Shelton holds the paper edge — ranked #9, defending last year's round of 32, a roughly 150-point hard Elo advantage.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 12:50 UTC
Shelton B.76%
Griekspoor T.24%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Shelton B. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Common opponents

Last 12 months
19 common opponents · Shelton B. 15–7 · Griekspoor T. 8–12
Griekspoor T. better · same surface, 26 days apart · ⚠ retirement-shortened match
Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.8+145 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.2Hard Elo 1776
7.1Overall Elo 1960
ELO gap
2.9Overall Elo 1789
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
7.78 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
6.27 of last 10 on hard
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Context
6.0Reached the R32 here last year
Defending pts
6.0Reached the R128 here last year

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.

35 vs 24 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
68%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
60%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
71%
65%
Return points won·Even
31%
31%
Break points saved·Slight edge
74%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
11.7
8.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (35 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Shelton B.serving97% hold

wins 78% of points on serve vs Griekspoor T.

Griekspoor T.serving93% hold

wins 73% 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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
79
62
Break points saved·Even
100
98
Break points won·Dominant
47
9
Deciding sets·Slight edge
96
90
Tiebreaks·Even
95
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
98
100

Shelton B.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Griekspoor T.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather forecast
26°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 79%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Draw