Ben Shelton vs Frances Tiafoe — Houston Final
Houston · ATP · Final
USA1#6ATP
1960ELO
1845Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 April 2024 ·
clay
USA3#23ATP
1918ELO
1827Clay ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWLLW
Shelton B.7-5 4-6 6-3
Tiafoe F.
Shelton B.
7462
Tiafoe F.
5631
Ben Shelton defeated Frances Tiafoe 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the Houston final on clay. The result followed the form book — Ben Shelton came in ranked #6, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Ben Shelton extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Ben Shelton closed it out in three sets, 7–5 4–6 6–3.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-21 | Washington | QF | hard | Ben Shelton | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2024-08-26 | US Open | R32 | hard | Frances Tiafoe | 4-6 7-5 6-7 6-4 6-3 |
| 2023-08-28 | US Open | QF | hard | Ben Shelton | 6-2 3-6 7-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
53%
Service points won·Even
69%
66%
Return points won·Even
33%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
10.0
7.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (170 vs 152). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
80
75
Break points saved·Even
100
97
Break points won·Even
47
45
Deciding sets·Slight edge
96
88
Tiebreaks·Even
95
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
86
55
Shelton B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 20 games (7d) · Tiafoe F.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 114 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast