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Andrey Rublev vs Ben Shelton Live Stream & Tips - Upset Predicted in Basel

John Eastwood

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Last updated: 25 Oct 2024

John Eastwood 25 Oct 2024

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Shelton’s serve hasn’t been broken in Basel
Can Rublev avoid an upset in the quarter-finals?
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Ben Shelton’s serve hasn’t been broken in Basel (Getty)

Andrey Rublev vs Ben Shelton Preview

Andrey Rublev hasn’t reached a semi-final in five tournaments and his 2nd serve has been susceptible in Switzerland. Ben Shelton is serving strong in Basel where he can upset the odds in the quarter-finals.

Andrey Rublev vs Ben Shelton Preview
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HTH
Andrey Rublev Stats
Andrey Rublev Form
Ben Shelton Stats
Ben Shelton Form

Stats

Andrey Rublev has lost 9 of his last 12 matches against Top 20 players on hard courts.
Ben Shelton has won 11 of his last 13 matches against players outside the Top 5.

HTH

This will be the first match between Andrey Rublev and Ben Shelton.

Andrey Rublev Stats

Nationality: Russia

Age: 27 (20 October 1997)

Height: 6'2" (1.88m)

Plays: Right-Handed

World Ranking: 7

Career High: 5 (September 2021)

ATP Tour Titles: 16

2024 ATP Tour Titles: 2

Grand Slam Singles Titles: 0

Swiss Indoors Best Result: First Appearance

Andrey Rublev Form

Andrey Rublev is 42-21 this year, winning the Hong Kong Open in January and Madrid Masters in April. He reached another final in Montreal where he went down to Alexei Popyrin.

The Russian hasn’t got past the quarter-finals in his previous five tournaments. His last three defeats have come against players outside the Top 50.

The World No.7 beat Nuno Borges 6-3 6-2 in the first round in Basel, winning 48% of his 2nd serves. He saved one break point in a 7-6 6-1 second round victory over Alejandro Tabilo.

Ben Shelton Stats

Nationality: United States

Age: 22 (9 October 2002)

Height: 6'4" (1.93m)

Plays: Left-Handed

World Ranking: 23

Career High: 13 (August 2024)

ATP Tour Titles: 2

2024 ATP Tour Titles: 1

Grand Slam Singles Titles: 0

Swiss Indoors Best Result: First Appearance

Ben Shelton Form

Ben Shelton is 39-23 this year, reaching semi-finals in Auckland, Dallas and winning the Houston Open. He failed to fire in Europe, getting to one quarter-final in eight tournaments.

The 21-year-old has been inconsistent on his return to hard courts. His best results came in a semi-final appearance in Washington alongside quarter-final defeats in Cincinnati and Tokyo.

The left-hander hasn’t lost a set in Basel where his serve is yet to be broken. He took out Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3 6-4 and Stan Wawrinka 7-6 7-5, winning more than 64% of his 2nd serves in both victories.

Verdict

Andrey Rublev v Ben Shelton

Andrey Rublev 2nd serve has been below 48% in Switzerland where Ben Shelton’s serve is yet to be broken. I am backing the American to upset the odds in Basel.

Ben Shelton Win

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