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Ben Shelton vs Denis Shapovalov — Prediction

Grand Slam Hard US Open · 3. round 04:45

Predicted probability

Ben Shelton

USA

73.57%

Denis Shapovalov

Canada

26.43%

Average Odds

1.23  /  4.17

Market probability

77.22%  /  22.78%

Why This Prediction?

Ben Shelton is the favorite because he has a higher Elo rating (1948 vs 1762), a higher Elo rating on hard courts (1871 vs 1762) and better recent form (14 wins in his last 15 matches vs 11).

Player Comparison

1948.5 Elo 1762.2
1870.7 Elo (surface) 1761.7
147 Wins 262
103 Wins (surface) 198
11 Last 15 form 8
4 Head-to-head wins 0
0.857 Dominance ratio 1.060
9 Rank 48
23.9 Age 27.4
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Performance vs. the Odds

Career record grouped by how big a favorite the market made each player, based on their average odds.

Ben Shelton

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 4W–3L · 57.1%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 11W–1L · 91.7%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 0W–0L · 0.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 1W–1L · 50.0%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–0L · 0.0%

21 matches with market odds since 2026-05-25.

Denis Shapovalov

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 0W–0L · 0.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 6W–3L · 66.7%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 0W–0L · 0.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 1W–3L · 25.0%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–1L · 0.0%

14 matches with market odds since 2026-05-26.

Serve & Return

Serve and return win rates from each player's last 10 matches at the selected level.

Ben Shelton Denis Shapovalov

1st Serve In %

66.7%
56.3%

1st Serve Points Won %

75.7%
71.9%

2nd Serve Points Won %

57.0%
48.9%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

26.1%
31.2%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

50.8%
48.4%

Aces per Service Game

0.46
0.36

Double Faults per Service Game

0.21
0.45

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

1st Serve In %

60.7%
55.3%

1st Serve Points Won %

75.6%
74.2%

2nd Serve Points Won %

56.4%
58.8%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

33.9%
31.9%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

47.2%
50.2%

Aces per Service Game

0.64
0.50

Double Faults per Service Game

0.32
0.42

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Break Point Performance

How each player handles the biggest points - break points saved serving, and converted returning - from their last 10 matches at the selected level.

Ben Shelton Denis Shapovalov

Break Points Saved %

63.2%
59.8%

Break Points Converted %

39.2%
44.4%

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

Break Points Saved %

74.1%
59.1%

Break Points Converted %

41.3%
43.5%

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Head-to-Head

Ben Shelton 40 Denis Shapovalov

Hard US Open · 2026-09-05
7-6 6-7 6-3 6-4
14 Aces 8
7 Double Faults 7
140 Service Points 130
98 First Serve In 74
72 First Serve Won 57
22 Second Serve Won 25
4 Break Points Saved 5
8 Break Points Faced 11
47 Winners 28
54 Unforced Errors 36
1.2 Average Odds 4.2
Hard Dallas · 2026-02-09
4-6 6-4 7-6(4)
8 Aces 4
4 Double Faults 2
113 Service Points 109
81 First Serve In 68
59 First Serve Won 50
18 Second Serve Won 25
10 Break Points Saved 5
11 Break Points Faced 6
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Hard Shanghai Masters · 2024-10-02
11 Aces 2
1 Double Faults 5
55 Service Points 57
42 First Serve In 40
32 First Serve Won 28
12 Second Serve Won 9
0 Break Points Saved 3
0 Break Points Faced 5
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Hard Washington · 2024-07-29
7-6(5) 6-6 DEF
3 Aces 4
1 Double Faults 7
90 Service Points 82
66 First Serve In 59
47 First Serve Won 45
14 Second Serve Won 10
5 Break Points Saved 5
6 Break Points Faced 6
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Grass Wimbledon · 2024-07-01
6-7(4) 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2
7 Aces 6
4 Double Faults 13
137 Service Points 154
90 First Serve In 94
73 First Serve Won 69
29 Second Serve Won 31
3 Break Points Saved 11
4 Break Points Faced 16
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -

Ben Shelton — Last 10

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Denis Shapovalov — Last 10

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