Taylor Fritz vs Ben Shelton — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
USA4#9ATP
1909ELO
1839Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2023 ·
hard
USA#6ATP
1960ELO
1922Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
Fritz T.4-6 6-4 6-3
Shelton B.
Fritz T.
4662
Shelton B.
6431
Taylor Fritz defeated Ben Shelton 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ben Shelton came in ranked #6, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Taylor Fritz narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Taylor Fritz dropped the opening set before beating Ben Shelton 4–6 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Halle | QF | grass | Taylor Fritz | – |
| 2026-06-14 | Stuttgart | F | grass | Ben Shelton | 6-4 2-6 6-4 |
| 2026-02-09 | Dallas | F | hard | Ben Shelton | 3-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 2025-07-27 | Canada Masters | SF | hard | Ben Shelton | 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
55%
Service points won·Even
71%
69%
Return points won·Even
35%
33%
Break points saved·Even
69%
70%
Aces / match·Clear edge
12.1
10.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
77
79
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Slight edge
36
47
Deciding sets·Even
97
96
Tiebreaks·Even
99
95
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
78
72
Fritz T.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 38 games (7d) · Shelton B.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 59 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast