Ben Shelton vs Karen KhachanovIndian Wells Masters Round of 32

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
#6ATP
1960ELO
1922Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2025 ·
hard
#39ATP
1828ELO
1783Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$23MCAREER
30 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLW
Shelton B.
6-3 7-5
Khachanov K.
Shelton B.
672
Khachanov K.
350

Ben Shelton defeated Karen Khachanov 6-3 7-5 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ben Shelton came in ranked #6, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Ben Shelton extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Ben Shelton closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-07-27Canada MastersFhardBen Shelton6-7 6-4 7-6

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
57%
53%
Service points won·Even
69%
67%
Return points won·Even
33%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
10.3
7.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (101 vs 82). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
79
81
Break points saved·Even
100
98
Break points won·Dominant
47
81
Deciding sets·Clear edge
96
80
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
83

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
77
86

Shelton B.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 59 games (7d) · Khachanov K.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 34 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw