R16 US Open 2023

Ben Shelton #47 def. Tommy Paul #14

6-4 6-3 4-6 6-4

Ben Shelton defeated Tommy Paul 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the 2023 US Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBen SheltonTommy Paul
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
166
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
98
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.5%59.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.7%76.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.5%43.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
78.6%25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.9%63.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%21.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.0%34.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.4%47.6%
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.
+1.9-1.0
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.
+1.0-1.9

* 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 SheltonTommy Paul
Country USA USA
Birth dateOct 9, 2002May 17, 1997
Age2026
Height193 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4714
Ranking points (entering)1,0152,570
Elo (entering)1,7491,990
Current career W-L149–88237–152
Current career earnings$15,061,439$15,179,863
Pre-match H2H
Ben Shelton #47 0 1 Tommy Paul #14

Path

Ben Shelton's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aslan Karatsev #776-4 3-6 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2023R32
Dominic Thiem #817-6(1) 1-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2023R64
Pedro Cachin #661-6 6-3 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 2023R128

Ben Shelton's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Frances Tiafoe #106-2 3-6 7-6(7) 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 2023QF

Tommy Paul's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina #216-1 6-0 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2023R32
Roman Safiullin #603-6 2-6 6-2 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2023R64
Stefano Travaglia #2336-2 6-3 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 2023R128