Ben Shelton vs Jannik Sinner — Shanghai Masters Round of 16
Shanghai Masters · ATP · Round of 16
USA19#6ATP
1960ELO
1922Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2023 ·
hard
ITA6#1ATP
2320ELO
2263Hard ELO
$6.9MYTD
$65MCAREER
25 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWWLW
Shelton B.2-6 6-3 7-6
Sinner J.
Shelton B.
2672
Sinner J.
6361
Ben Shelton defeated Jannik Sinner 2-6 6-3 7-6 in the Shanghai Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jannik Sinner came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 9–0. Ben Shelton claimed a first win over Jannik Sinner in ten meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 9–1.
Key context
- Match story: Ben Shelton dropped the opening set before beating Jannik Sinner 2–6 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
0–9| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Jannik Sinner | 6-3 6-4 6-4 |
| 2025-11-09 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Jannik Sinner | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2025-10-27 | Paris Masters | QF | hard | Jannik Sinner | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2025-06-30 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Jannik Sinner | 7-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2025-01-13 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Jannik Sinner | 7-6 6-2 6-2 |
| 2024-10-02 | Shanghai Masters | R16 | hard | Jannik Sinner | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2024-07-01 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Jannik Sinner | 6-2 6-4 7-6 |
| 2024-03-04 | Indian Wells Masters | R16 | hard | Jannik Sinner | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2023-10-23 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Jannik Sinner | 7-6 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
67%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
58%
Service points won·Even
69%
72%
Return points won·Slight edge
33%
41%
Break points saved·Even
70%
73%
Aces / match·Clear edge
10.1
7.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
79
99
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Dominant
47
99
Deciding sets·Even
96
100
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
95
100
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
72
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Shelton B.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 59 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast