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Ben Shelton def. Zhizhen Zhang — Round of 16, US Men's Clay Court Championship 2026

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US Men's Clay Court Championship 2026

ATP 250ClayHouston, USA

Played1 Apr 2026

Rounds
  1. R32
  2. R16
  3. QF
  4. Semifinal
  5. Final

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 9 going into this drawWon

Ben Shelton seeded 1 7 7

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Zhizhen Zhang 65 63

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What this match is worth

Points earned

Shelton +50Zhang +25

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Head to head

2-1Shelton

What decided it

  • Five points in it: Shelton won 86 points to 81
  • Both sets went to tiebreaks, Shelton took them 7–5 and 7–3
  • Shelton broke 0 times from 1 chances, Zhang 0 from 1
  • Zhang won 56% behind his second serve, Shelton 75%
  • 21 aces and 2 double faults from Shelton