Casper Ruud vs Ben Shelton, Basel 2026, Round of 32

ATP 500 · Round of 32 · Hard · Sun 25 Oct

cancelled

Casper Ruud

Rank #24

Ben Shelton

Rank #4

Venue

St. Jakobshalle

Basel, SUI· Hard

Court speed

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 works

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Altitude

263 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Player comparison

Casper RuudBen Shelton

#9 → #24Ranking, last 12 months#7 → #4

#24
Ranking: #4; #2
Career high: #4; 28–18
2026 record: 40–15; 11–11
2026 on hard: 26–8; 17
Titles: 11; 27
Age: 24; 183 cm
Height: 193 cm; Right
Plays: Left; 2015
Turned pro: 2022

Head to head

2Ruud

2Shelton

4 meetings

Hard 1–2Clay 1–0

Form and path

Casper Ruud3–3

Shanghai MastersHard

TokyoHard

LRound of 32
Luciano Darderi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Casper Ruud
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 3

Cincinnati MastersHard

LRound of 64
Christopher O'Connell
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 1
Casper Ruud
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2

Ben Shelton4–2

Shanghai MastersHard

US OpenHard

Match research

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Everything 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.

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Casper Ruud vs Ben Shelton, Basel 2026, Round of 32

Match status

Venue and conditions

Player comparison

Head to head

Form and path

Match research