SF Japan Open 2023

Ben Shelton #19 def. Marcos Giron #79

6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-4

Ben Shelton defeated Marcos Giron 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-4 in the 2023 Japan Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBen SheltonMarcos Giron
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
138
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.9%67.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.0%77.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.6%48.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
70.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.0%67.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%30.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.1%37.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
48.4%51.6%
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.
-0.9+4.0
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.
-4.0+0.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2023 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldBen SheltonMarcos Giron
Country USA USA
Birth dateOct 9, 2002Jul 24, 1993
Age2130
Height193 cm180 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1979
Ranking points (entering)1,865735
Elo (entering)1,9051,824
Current career W-L148–88138–165
Current career earnings$15,061,439$7,214,687
Pre-match H2H
Ben Shelton #19 0 1 Marcos Giron #79

Path

Ben Shelton's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Paul #127-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 2023QF
Jordan Thompson #606-7(5) 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 20, 2023R16
Taro Daniel #973-6 6-4 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataOct 19, 2023R32

Ben Shelton's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aslan Karatsev #507-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 22, 2023F

Marcos Giron's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Felix Auger-Aliassime #176-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 2023QF
Casper Ruud #86-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 20, 2023R16
Yoshihito Nishioka #447-6(14) 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 19, 2023R32
Yasutaka Uchiyama #3346-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 16, 2023Q2
Kaichi Uchida #2716-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 16, 2023Q1