Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Ben Shelton, US Open 2026, Round of 16
Final score
Final
Shelton won in 3 sets · 1h 52m
0–3
Set 12–6
Set 23–6
Set 34–6
Venue and conditions
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing, USAArthur Ashe Stadium
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.6 vs last year100.6Average
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 worksConditionsClear
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
2Aces12
3Double faults1
37/7152%1st serve %72%51/71
31/3491%2nd serve %95%19/20
24/3765%1st serve points won84%43/51
20/3459%2nd serve points won70%14/20
2/633%Break points saved0/0
13Service games played14
Return
8/5116%1st serve return points35%13/37
6/2030%2nd serve return points41%14/34
0/0Break points converted67%4/6
14Return games played13
Points
58Total points won84
44Service points won57
14Receiver points won27
4Max points in a row7
Games
9Games won18
9Service games won14
1Max games in a row3
Errors
15backhandErrors15
29errorsTotal25
14forehandErrors10
29groundstrokeErrors24
0overheadStrokeErrors0
0returnErrors0
Unforced errors
8backhandUnforcedErrors6
0dropShotUnforcedErrors0
12forehandUnforcedErrors10
20groundstrokeUnforcedErrors16
0lobUnforcedErrors0
23unforcedErrorsTotal17
0volleyUnforcedErrors0
Winners
2backhandWinners3
0dropShotWinners0
11forehandWinners13
12groundstrokeWinners12
0lobWinners0
0overheadWinners3
0returnWinners0
1volleyWinners4
15winnersTotal31
Point by point
Tsitsipas4
Shelton6
015151515301540
P2 · Double faultP3 · Ace
Tsitsipas4
Shelton5
1503004004015
P3 · Ace
Tsitsipas3
Shelton5
150151515301540
Tsitsipas3
Shelton4
0151515301530304030
Tsitsipas2
Shelton4
015030040
P2 · Ace
Tsitsipas2
Shelton3
1501515301540154030
Tsitsipas1
Shelton3
015030040
Tsitsipas1
Shelton2
01503004015403040
P2 · Double fault
Tsitsipas1
Shelton1
150151515301540
P2 · AceP3 · Ace
Tsitsipas1
Shelton0
150151530154015
P2 · Double fault
Tsitsipas3
Shelton6
015151515301540
P3 · Ace
Tsitsipas3
Shelton5
150300400
P3 · Ace
Tsitsipas2
Shelton5
015030153030303040
P5 · Ace
Tsitsipas2
Shelton4
1501515153030304030404040A
Tsitsipas2
Shelton3
015030153015403040404040A
P4 · Ace
Tsitsipas2
Shelton2
150300400
Tsitsipas1
Shelton2
015030040
Tsitsipas1
Shelton1
150300400
Tsitsipas0
Shelton1
01503015301540
P2 · Ace
Tsitsipas2
Shelton6
015151515301540
Tsitsipas2
Shelton5
015151515301540
Tsitsipas2
Shelton4
1503004004015
Tsitsipas1
Shelton4
015151515301540
Tsitsipas1
Shelton3
0150301530303040304040A40
P2 · Double fault
Tsitsipas0
Shelton3
01503015301540
Tsitsipas0
Shelton2
015151515301540
Tsitsipas0
Shelton1
0150300401540
Head to head
1Tsitsipas
1Shelton
2 meetings- US OpenRound of 16 · 6 SeptHardThis matchBen SheltonSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Stefanos TsitsipasSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
- Cincinnati MastersRound of 32 · 16 Aug 2023HardStefanos TsitsipasSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Ben SheltonSets won: 0Set 1: 63Set 2: 62
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.