Ben Shelton #8 def. Reilly Opelka #68

6-7(3) 7-6(4) 6-3

Ben Shelton defeated Reilly Opelka 6-7(3) 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 2026 Indian Wells Open second round on hard courts on March 6, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBen SheltonReilly Opelka
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1123
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
65
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.0%68.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
86.0%77.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
68.0%61.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%67.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
79.0%72.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
28.0%21.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.0%47.0%
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.
+14.5+7.5
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.
-7.5-14.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

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Player Comparison

FieldBen SheltonReilly Opelka
Country USA USA
Birth date—Aug 28, 1997
Age—28
Height193 cm211 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)868
Ranking points (entering)4,010786
Elo (entering)2,0351,767
Current career W-L150–90124–119
Current career earnings$17,856,600$6,150,025
Pre-match H2H
Ben Shelton #8 2 – 0 Reilly Opelka #68

Path

Ben Shelton's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Ben Shelton's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Learner Tien #276-7(3) 6-4 3-6LH2HMatch dataMar 8, 2026R32

Reilly Opelka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ethan Quinn #737-5 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataMar 4, 2026R128