R32 Australian Open 2026

Ben Shelton #7 def. Valentin Vacherot #31

6-4 6-4 7-6(5)

Ben Shelton defeated Valentin Vacherot 6-4 6-4 7-6(5) in the 2026 Australian Open third round on hard courts on January 24, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBen SheltonValentin Vacherot
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1512
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
14
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.0%69.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.0%79.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
67.0%46.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.0%69.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
31.0%25.0%
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.
+10.5+4.5
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.
-4.5-10.5

* 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.

Player Comparison

FieldBen SheltonValentin Vacherot
Country USA MON
Birth date—Nov 16, 1998
Age—27
Height193 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)731
Ranking points (entering)4,0001,519
Elo (entering)1,9591,850
Current career W-L150–9032–26
Current career earnings$17,856,600$4,097,273
Pre-match H2H

Path

Ben Shelton's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dane Sweeny #1826-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2026R64
Ugo Humbert #336-3 7-6(2) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2026R128

Ben Shelton's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Casper Ruud #133-6 6-4 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2026R16

Valentin Vacherot's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rinky Hijikata #1146-1 6-3 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2026R64
Martin Damm #1776-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2026R128