Tommy Paul vs Ben Shelton, US Open 2023, Round of 16
Final score
Final
Shelton won in 4 sets · 2h 49m
1–3
Set 14–6
Set 23–6
Set 36–4
Set 44–6
Venue and conditions
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing, USAArthur Ashe Stadium
Outdoor hardCourt speed1.1 vs last year101.0Average
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
6Aces16
8Double faults9
64/10263%1st serve %68%83/122
30/3879%2nd serve %77%30/39
49/6477%1st serve points won75%62/83
19/3850%2nd serve points won49%19/39
2/825%Break points saved79%11/14
20Service games played19
Return
21/8325%1st serve return points23%15/64
20/3951%2nd serve return points50%19/38
3/1421%Break points converted75%6/8
19Return games played20
Points
110Total points won121
68Service points won81
42Receiver points won40
9Max points in a row9
Games
17Games won22
14Service games won16
5Max games in a row5
Errors
26backhandErrors18
48errorsTotal38
22forehandErrors20
47groundstrokeErrors35
0overheadStrokeErrors0
0returnErrors0
Unforced errors
7backhandUnforcedErrors19
0dropShotUnforcedErrors0
21forehandUnforcedErrors18
27groundstrokeUnforcedErrors33
0lobUnforcedErrors0
36unforcedErrorsTotal46
1volleyUnforcedErrors4
Winners
5backhandWinners4
0dropShotWinners0
12forehandWinners13
10groundstrokeWinners11
0lobWinners0
3overheadWinners2
0returnWinners0
7volleyWinners6
26winnersTotal35
Point by point
Paul4
Shelton6
1501515153030303040
P2 · Double fault
Paul4
Shelton5
015030040
Paul4
Shelton4
150300400
Paul3
Shelton4
1501515153015403040
P1 · Double faultP3 · Ace
Paul3
Shelton3
01515153015303030404040A40
Paul2
Shelton3
015030040
P3 · Ace
Paul2
Shelton2
15030030154015
P3 · Double fault
Paul1
Shelton2
150151515301540
Paul1
Shelton1
150300400
P3 · Ace
Paul0
Shelton1
1501515153030304030404040A
Paul6
Shelton4
1503004004015
P4 · Double fault
Paul5
Shelton4
1501515153030304030
Paul4
Shelton4
015151530154015
Paul3
Shelton4
1501515301540154030
Paul2
Shelton4
015151530154015
Paul1
Shelton4
015030040
P1 · AceP2 · Ace
Paul1
Shelton3
015151515301540
P1 · Double fault
Paul1
Shelton2
015030040
P2 · AceP3 · Ace
Paul1
Shelton1
15030030154015
Paul0
Shelton1
015030040
P2 · Ace
Paul3
Shelton6
150151515301540
P3 · Double fault
Paul3
Shelton5
1501515153030303040
P5 · Ace
Paul3
Shelton4
015030153030303040
P5 · Double fault
Paul3
Shelton3
150300301530303040404040A404040A
P6 · Double fault
Paul3
Shelton2
1503003015303030404040A40
P5 · Double fault
Paul2
Shelton2
01503015301540
Paul2
Shelton1
150151530154015
Paul1
Shelton1
15015151530303030404040A404040A40404040A
P4 · Double faultP9 · Double fault
Paul1
Shelton0
015030153030304030
Paul4
Shelton6
015030040
P3 · Ace
Paul4
Shelton5
0151515301530303040
Paul4
Shelton4
1501515153030303040
P4 · Double fault
Paul4
Shelton3
150300400
P2 · Ace
Paul3
Shelton3
15015153015401540304040A40404040A
P1 · Double faultP3 · Double fault
Paul3
Shelton2
015030153030303040
Paul3
Shelton1
15015153015303040304040A404040A404040A40404040A
Paul3
Shelton0
150300400
Paul2
Shelton0
015151530154015
P1 · AceP2 · Double faultP4 · Double fault
Paul1
Shelton0
0151515301530304030
P5 · Ace
Head to head
2Paul
3Shelton
5 meetings- US OpenRound of 16 · 3 Sept 2023HardThis matchBen SheltonSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 6Tommy PaulSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Set 4: 4
- Paris MastersQuarterfinal · 6 NovHardBen SheltonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Tommy PaulSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- DallasSemifinal · 10 Feb 2024HardTommy PaulSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Ben SheltonSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
- TokyoQuarterfinal · 20 Oct 2023HardBen SheltonSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Tommy PaulSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 3
- Australian OpenQuarterfinal · 25 Jan 2023HardTommy PaulSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 5Set 4: 6Ben SheltonSets won: 1Set 1: 66Set 2: 3Set 3: 7Set 4: 4
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.