Ben Shelton def. Brandon Nakashima — Round of 128, Australian Open 2025

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Australian Open 2025

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played14 Jan 2025

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 21 going into this drawWon

Ben Shelton seeded 21 7 7 7

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 37 going into this draw

Brandon Nakashima 63 5 5

🇺🇸B. SheltonBen SheltonvB. NakashimaBrandon Nakashima🇺🇸

🇺🇸Ben Shelton

🇺🇸Brandon Nakashima

Match stats

Serve

12

Aces

9

3

Double faults

2

59%

1st serve in

66%

73%

1st serve points won

71%

65%

2nd serve points won

58%

70%

Service points won

67%

2/3

Break points saved

5/8

Serve speed (km/h)

219

Fastest serve

213

191

Average 1st serve

189

164

Average 2nd serve

147

Return

33%

Return points won

30%

3/8

Break points won

1/3

Points

44

Winners

29

40

Unforced errors

28

15/26

Net points won

13/25

116

Total points won

108

Head to head

3–0 Shelton

  1. This matchMelbourne R128won by Shelton
  2. 2024HardWashington R16won by Shelton
  3. 2024ClayHouston QFwon by Shelton

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

6–4

Last 10 matches

2–8

0–1

Last 30 days

1–2

By surface

18–10

Hard

13–14

–

Grass

1–1

By round

1–0

R128

1–0

5–0

R64

3–2

8–2

First match at an event

9–6

2–1

At Grand Slams

3–1

How their matches go

27

Completed matches

29

44%

Won in straight sets

31%

19%

Won after losing a set

17%

19%

Lost after winning a set

17%

19%

Lost in straight sets

34%

11–12

Tiebreaks

4–10

5–5

Deciding sets

4–4

15/18

Won after winning set 1

13/16

2/9

Won after losing set 1

1/13

Last 14 days

1

Matches

2

3

Sets

6

6

Days since last match

6

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentBen SheltonBrandon Nakashima
🇫🇷Cazaux
🇫🇷CazauxLostParis R32WonNew York R64
🇫🇷FilsNo. 20
🇫🇷FilsNo. 20WonBasel SFLostTokyo QFWonCincinnati R32
🇷🇺RublevNo. 9
🇷🇺RublevNo. 9WonBasel QFLostCincinnati R16LostCanada R16
🇨🇭WawrinkaNo. 158
🇨🇭WawrinkaNo. 158WonBasel R16LostStockholm R32
🇨🇦ShapovalovNo. 58
🇨🇦ShapovalovNo. 58WonShanghai R64WonWashington QFWonCanada R64
🇺🇸TiafoeNo. 17
🇺🇸TiafoeNo. 17LostNew York R32WonTokyo R32
Total
Total5–44–4

Last 10 matches going in

LatestBen SheltonBrandon Nakashima
1Lost🇨🇿J. MensikJakub MensikNo. 48No. 48 · 8 JanAuckland R16 · 8 JanLost🇦🇺R. HijikataRinky HijikataNo. 73No. 73 · 8 JanAdelaide R16 · 8 Jan
2Lost🇫🇷A. CazauxArthur CazauxR32 · 30 OctParis R32 · 30 OctWon🇩🇪Y. HanfmannYannick HanfmannNo. 96No. 96 · 7 JanAdelaide R32 · 7 Jan
3Won🇫🇷C. MoutetCorentin MoutetNo. 70No. 70 · 29 OctParis R64 · 29 OctLost🇮🇹L. SonegoLorenzo SonegoNo. 53No. 53 · 30 DecHong Kong R32 · 30 Dec
4Lost🇫🇷G. Mpetshi PerricardGiovanni Mpetshi PerricardNo. 48No. 48 · 27 OctBasel F · 27 OctLost🇷🇸H. MedjedovicHamad MedjedovicNo. 158No. 158 · 3 NovBelgrade R32 · 3 Nov
5Won🇫🇷A. FilsArthur FilsNo. 20No. 20 · 26 OctBasel SF · 26 OctLost🇫🇷U. HumbertUgo HumbertNo. 16No. 16 · 28 OctParis R64 · 28 Oct
6Won🇷🇺A. RublevAndrey RublevNo. 7No. 7 · 25 OctBasel QF · 25 OctLost🇷🇺K. KhachanovKaren KhachanovNo. 26No. 26 · 24 OctVienna R16 · 24 Oct
7Won🇨🇭S. WawrinkaStan WawrinkaNo. 217No. 217 · 24 OctBasel R16 · 24 OctWon🇺🇸T. PaulTommy PaulNo. 13No. 13 · 23 OctVienna R32 · 23 Oct
8Won🇦🇷T. EtcheverryTomas Martin EtcheverryNo. 35No. 35 · 22 OctBasel R32 · 22 OctLost🇨🇭S. WawrinkaStan WawrinkaNo. 236No. 236 · 16 OctStockholm R32 · 16 Oct
9Lost🇮🇹J. SinnerJannik SinnerNo. 1No. 1 · 9 OctShanghai R16 · 9 OctLost🇯🇵Y. WatanukiYosuke WatanukiR64 · 5 OctShanghai R64 · 5 Oct
10Won🇪🇸R. Carballes BaenaRoberto Carballes BaenaR32 · 8 OctShanghai R32 · 8 OctLost🇫🇷U. HumbertUgo HumbertNo. 18No. 18 · 27 SepTokyo R16 · 27 Sep