Ben Shelton #12 def. Karen Khachanov #23

6-3 7-5

Ben Shelton defeated Karen Khachanov 6-3 7-5 in the 2025 Indian Wells Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBen SheltonKaren Khachanov
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
87
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.0%66.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.0%70.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.0%38.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%70.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.0%59.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
30.0%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.0%36.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.0%46.0%
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.
-0.2-5.2
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.
+5.2+0.2

* 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 SheltonKaren Khachanov
Country USA RUS
Birth date—May 21, 1996
Age—28
Height193 cm198 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1223
Ranking points (entering)2,8801,960
Elo (entering)1,9361,889
Current career W-L150–90326–236
Current career earnings$17,856,600$25,007,538
Pre-match H2H
Ben Shelton #12 0 – 0 Karen Khachanov #23

Path

Ben Shelton's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mariano Navone #636-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 2025R64

Ben Shelton's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Brandon Nakashima #337-6(6) 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 12, 2025R16

Karen Khachanov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jakub Mensik #573-6 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 2025R64