Tommy Paul vs Ben Shelton, Paris Masters 2026, Quarterfinal
Final score
FinalCourt Central
6-4 4-6 6-3
Venue and conditions
Plenitude ArenaNanterre, FRACourt Central
Indoor hardCourt speed5.5 vs last year107.3Fast
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 worksAltitude53 mLow
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
7Aces19
4Double faults1
47/7761%1st serve %82%63/77
26/3087%2nd serve %93%13/14
40/4785%1st serve points won76%48/63
14/3047%2nd serve points won71%10/14
2/450%Break points saved0%0/1
14Service games played15
Return
15/6324%1st serve return points15%7/47
4/1429%2nd serve return points53%16/30
1/1100%Break points converted50%2/4
15Return games played14
Points
73Total points won81
54Service points won58
19Receiver points won23
4Max points in a row4
Games
13Games won16
12Service games won14
2Max games in a row3
Point by point
Paul3
Shelton6
1501515301530303040
P3 · Double fault
Paul3
Shelton5
1503004004015
Paul2
Shelton5
015030040
P1 · AceP3 · Ace
Paul2
Shelton4
150300400
Paul1
Shelton4
01503015301540
P2 · Ace
Paul1
Shelton3
01503015301540
P1 · Double fault
Paul1
Shelton2
01503015301540
P1 · AceP4 · Ace
Paul1
Shelton1
15015153015303030404040A40
P2 · Double faultP7 · Ace
Paul0
Shelton1
01503015301540
P1 · Ace
Paul6
Shelton4
1503004004015
Paul5
Shelton4
015030040
Paul5
Shelton3
15015153015401540304040A40
P1 · AceP7 · Ace
Paul4
Shelton3
01503004015403040
P1 · AceP2 · AceP3 · Ace
Paul4
Shelton2
150300301530304030
Paul3
Shelton2
015030040
P1 · AceP3 · Ace
Paul3
Shelton1
15030030154015
Paul2
Shelton1
150151515301540
Paul2
Shelton0
15030030154015
Paul1
Shelton0
15030030154015
Paul4
Shelton6
1501515301530303040404040A
P5 · Double faultP7 · Double fault
Paul4
Shelton5
015151515301540
P1 · Ace
Paul4
Shelton4
150300400
Paul3
Shelton4
01503015301540
Paul3
Shelton3
150151530154015
Paul2
Shelton3
015030040
Paul2
Shelton2
15030030154015
Paul1
Shelton2
0151515301530303040404040A
P1 · AceP4 · Ace
Paul1
Shelton1
150300400
P1 · Ace
Paul0
Shelton1
1501515153015403040
Head to head
2Paul
3Shelton
5 meetings- Paris MastersQuarterfinal · 6 NovHardThis matchBen 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
- US OpenRound of 16 · 3 Sept 2023HardBen SheltonSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 6Tommy PaulSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Set 4: 4
- 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
Form and path
Tommy Paul2–1
Paris MastersThis week
Ben Shelton2–2
Paris MastersThis week
BaselHard
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.