Denis Shapovalov vs Ben Shelton, Dallas 2026, Semifinal
Final score
Final
4-6 6-4 7-6(4)
Venue and conditions
Ford Center at the StarDallas, USACenter Court
Indoor hardCourt speed5.0 vs last year108.3Very fast
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 worksAltitude221 mLow
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
4Aces8
2Double faults4
68/10962%1st serve %72%81/113
39/4195%2nd serve %88%28/32
50/6874%1st serve points won73%59/81
25/4161%2nd serve points won56%18/32
5/683%Break points saved91%10/11
16Service games played16
Return
22/8127%1st serve return points26%18/68
14/3244%2nd serve return points39%16/41
1/119%Break points converted17%1/6
16Return games played16
Points
111Total points won111
75Service points won77
36Receiver points won34
6Max points in a row6
Games
16Games won17
15Service games won15
3Max games in a row3
0Tiebreaks1
Point by point
Shapovalov6
Shelton7
0111212223333435364647
Shapovalov6
Shelton6
01515153015401540304040A40
Shapovalov5
Shelton6
0151515301530304030404040A
P3 · Double fault
Shapovalov5
Shelton5
150151530154015
P4 · Ace
Shapovalov4
Shelton5
1501515153015403040
P2 · AceP4 · Ace
Shapovalov4
Shelton4
015151530154015
Shapovalov3
Shelton4
015030040
Shapovalov3
Shelton3
015151530154015
Shapovalov2
Shelton3
150151515301540
Shapovalov2
Shelton2
150300301530304030404040A404040A4040A40
P2 · AceP7 · Double fault
Shapovalov1
Shelton2
1501515301540154030404040A
Shapovalov1
Shelton1
150300400
Shapovalov0
Shelton1
01503015301540
P3 · Double fault
Shapovalov4
Shelton6
015030153015403040
P2 · Double fault
Shapovalov4
Shelton5
015030040
P3 · Ace
Shapovalov4
Shelton4
01515153015303040304040A40
Shapovalov3
Shelton4
015030153030303040404040A
P3 · Double fault
Shapovalov3
Shelton3
150300400
Shapovalov2
Shelton3
150300400401540304040A40404040A404040A
P2 · Double fault
Shapovalov2
Shelton2
15030030154015
Shapovalov1
Shelton2
015030153015403040
Shapovalov1
Shelton1
150151530154015
Shapovalov0
Shelton1
150151515301540
P3 · Ace
Shapovalov6
Shelton4
0151515301540154030
Shapovalov5
Shelton4
01503004015403040404040A404040A4040A40
P7 · Ace
Shapovalov4
Shelton4
1501515301540154030404040A4040A404040A40
Shapovalov3
Shelton4
150151515301540
Shapovalov3
Shelton3
1501515301540154030
P1 · Ace
Shapovalov2
Shelton3
0151515153015403040
Shapovalov2
Shelton2
150300400
Shapovalov1
Shelton2
15030040040154030404040A
Shapovalov1
Shelton1
0150301530303030404040A40
Shapovalov0
Shelton1
150300301530303040
P5 · Ace
Head to head
0Shapovalov
5Shelton
5 meetingsHard 0–4Grass 0–1
- DallasSemifinal · 14 FebHardThis matchBen SheltonSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Denis ShapovalovSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 64
- US OpenRound of 32 · 5 SeptHardBen SheltonSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 65Set 3: 6Set 4: 6Denis ShapovalovSets won: 1Set 1: 63Set 2: 7Set 3: 3Set 4: 4
- Shanghai MastersRound of 64 · 4 Oct 2024HardBen SheltonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Denis ShapovalovSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5
- WashingtonQuarterfinal · 2 Aug 2024HardBen SheltonSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Denis ShapovalovSets won: 0Set 1: 65Set 2: 6
Denis Shapovalov · Defaulted
- WimbledonRound of 32 · 6 Jul 2024GrassBen SheltonSets won: 3Set 1: 64Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 4Set 5: 6Denis ShapovalovSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 2Set 3: 4Set 4: 6Set 5: 2
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.