Jannik Sinner vs Ben Shelton — Indian Wells Masters Round of 16
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 16
ITA3#1ATP
2320ELO
2263Hard ELO
$6.9MYTD
$65MCAREER
25 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2024 ·
hard
USA16#6ATP
1960ELO
1922Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
Sinner J.7-6 6-1
Shelton B.
Sinner J.
762
Shelton B.
610
Jannik Sinner defeated Ben Shelton 7-6 6-1 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jannik Sinner came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 8–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Jannik Sinner extended the head-to-head to 9–1.
Key context
- Match story: Jannik Sinner came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.
Head to head
8–1| 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 |
| 2023-10-23 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Jannik Sinner | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2023-10-02 | Shanghai Masters | R16 | hard | Ben Shelton | 2-6 6-3 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
80%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
58%
56%
Service points won·Even
72%
69%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
33%
Break points saved·Even
73%
71%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.8
10.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (181 vs 170). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
99
80
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Dominant
99
47
Deciding sets·Even
100
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
100
95
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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90
Shelton B.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast