Alexander Zverev will face Ben Shelton in the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals on Saturday, August 17.
Zverev enters the quarterfinals after winning in two sets, 7-5, 7-6, over Pablo Carreno Busta on Friday in the Round of 16. Shelton claimed a victory in two sets the last time he competed, 6-4, 6-3 over Fabian Marozsan in the Round of 16 on Friday.
- Tournament: Western & Southern Open
- Round: Quarterfinal
- Date: Saturday, August 17
- Live Stream: Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo
- Court Surface: Hard
Alexander Zverev vs. Ben Shelton matchup stats
- In seven hard-court tournaments this year, Zverev has a record of 18-6.
- While playing on hard surfaces, Zverev has an 87.2% winning percentage in service games and a 25.5% winning percentage in return games (293 service games won out of 336, and 87 return games won out of 341).
- On hard courts, Zverev has won 44.0% of break points (77 out of 175, which ranks sixth).
- In his most recent tournament, the ATP Montreal, Canada Men Singles 2024, Zverev went down in the quarterfinals to No. 18-ranked Sebastian Korda, 6-7, 6-1, 4-6 on August 11.
- The 21-year-old Shelton, who is looking for his first tournament title on a hard court in 2024, is 18-9 so far this year on that surface.
- In terms of serve/return winning percentages on hard courts, Shelton has won 85.3% of his games on serve, and 19.3% on return.
- Shelton has converted 35.4% of his break-point chances on hard courts (57 of 161).
- In the ATP Montreal, Canada Men Singles 2024, Shelton’s most recent tournament, he went head to head with No. 62-ranked Alexei Popyrin in the Round of 32 on August 8 and was beaten 4-6, 6-7.
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