Ben Shelton #12 def. Brandon Nakashima #33

7-6(6) 6-1

Ben Shelton defeated Brandon Nakashima 7-6(6) 6-1 in the 2025 Indian Wells Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBen SheltonBrandon Nakashima
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
60
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.0%48.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.0%60.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
67.0%53.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.0%56.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.0%30.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.0%43.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.8-8.2
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+8.2-5.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2025 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldBen SheltonBrandon Nakashima
Country USA USA
Birth date—Aug 3, 2001
Age—23
Height193 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1233
Ranking points (entering)2,8801,430
Elo (entering)1,9501,839
Current career W-L150–90152–127
Current career earnings$17,856,600$9,373,615
Pre-match H2H
Ben Shelton #12 3 – 0 Brandon Nakashima #33

Path

Ben Shelton's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karen Khachanov #236-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 10, 2025R32
Mariano Navone #636-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 2025R64

Ben Shelton's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jack Draper #144-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataMar 14, 2025QF

Brandon Nakashima's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Matteo Arnaldi #356-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 10, 2025R32
Rinky Hijikata #837-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 2025R64