Ben Shelton vs Zhizhen Zhang — Houston Round of 16
Houston · ATP · Round of 16
USA1#6ATP
1960ELO
1845Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 March 2026 ·
clay
#158ATP
1682ELO
1633Clay ELO
$546kYTD
$4.6MCAREER
29 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWWW
Shelton B.7-6 7-6
Zhang Z.
Shelton B.
772
Zhang Z.
660
Ben Shelton defeated Zhizhen Zhang 7-6 7-6 in the Houston round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Ben Shelton came in ranked #6. Ben Shelton extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Ben Shelton won all two sets in tiebreaks against Zhizhen Zhang.
Head to head
1–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-06 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Zhizhen Zhang | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2023-01-16 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Ben Shelton | 4-6 6-3 6-2 2-6 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
68%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
59%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
71%
65%
Return points won·Even
31%
33%
Break points saved·Clear edge
74%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.4
8.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
1.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (34 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
79
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
89
Break points won·Clear edge
47
26
Deciding sets·Slight edge
96
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
6
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
77
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Shelton B.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 59 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast