Ben Shelton def. Jakub Mensik — Quarterfinal, National Bank Open 2026

🇨🇦
National Bank Open 2026

Masters 1000HardCanada

Played11 Aug 2026

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

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 8 going into this drawWon

Ben Shelton seeded 5 6 6

🇨🇿ranked ATP number 17 going into this draw

Jakub Mensik seeded 13 3 1

🇺🇸B. SheltonBen SheltonvJ. MensikJakub Mensik🇨🇿

🇺🇸Ben Shelton

🇨🇿Jakub Mensik

Match stats

Serve

1

Aces

1

1

Double faults

3

64%

1st serve in

62%

89%

1st serve points won

64%

50%

2nd serve points won

25%

75%

Service points won

49%

0/0

Break points saved

2/6

Return

51%

Return points won

25%

4/6

Break points won

0/0

60

Total points won

37

Head to head

2–2 level

  1. This matchCanada QFwon by Shelton
  2. 2025ClayMadrid R32won by Mensik
  3. 2025HardAuckland R16won by Mensik
  4. 2024HardIndian Wells R64won by Shelton

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

6–4

5–1

Last 30 days

4–1

By surface

10–3

Hard

11–5

8–5

Clay

8–4

6–2

Grass

1–2

By round

3–3

QF

2–1

3–0

SF

0–2

4–4

At Masters 1000s

7–4

How their matches go

34

Completed matches

31

26%

Won in straight sets

35%

44%

Won after losing a set

29%

26%

Lost after winning a set

29%

3%

Lost in straight sets

6%

18–12

Tiebreaks

10–9

15–9

Deciding sets

8–7

16/21

Won after winning set 1

16/17

8/13

Won after losing set 1

4/14

Serve and return, last 5 matches

65%

1st serve in

59%

78%

1st serve points won

82%

58%

2nd serve points won

50%

60%

Break points saved

73%

37%

Return points won

37%

43%

Break points won

33%

5.8

Aces a match

10.2

2.4

Double faults a match

4.2

Last 14 days

6

Matches

5

15

Sets

13

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentBen SheltonJakub Mensik
🇧🇷FonsecaNo. 27
🇧🇷FonsecaNo. 27WonCanada R16WonMunich QFWonParis QF
🇺🇸DammNo. 104
🇺🇸DammNo. 104WonWashington R32WonMadrid R64
🇫🇷MannarinoNo. 47
🇫🇷MannarinoNo. 47WonDallas R16LostLondon R32
🇺🇸GironNo. 85
🇺🇸GironNo. 85WonStuttgart R16WonHamburg R32WonIndian Wells R64
🇨🇳ZhangNo. 156
🇨🇳ZhangNo. 156WonHouston R16WonDoha R16
Total
Total7–04–1

Last 10 matches going in

LatestBen SheltonJakub Mensik
1Won🇧🇷J. FonsecaJoao FonsecaNo. 27No. 27 · 9 AugCanada R16 · 9 AugWon🇳🇱B. Van De ZandschulpBotic Van De ZandschulpNo. 69No. 69 · 9 AugCanada R16 · 9 Aug
2Won🇧🇪Z. BergsZizou BergsNo. 36No. 36 · 7 AugCanada R32 · 7 AugWon🇫🇷T. AtmaneTerence AtmaneNo. 56No. 56 · 7 AugCanada R32 · 7 Aug
3Won🇺🇸J. BrooksbyJenson BrooksbyNo. 77No. 77 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 AugWon🇬🇧J. FearnleyJacob FearnleyNo. 123No. 123 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 Aug
4Lost🇨🇱A. TabiloAlejandro TabiloNo. 30No. 30 · 31 JulWashington QF · 31 JulLost🇺🇸B. NakashimaBrandon NakashimaNo. 33No. 33 · 30 JulWashington R16 · 30 Jul
5Won🇫🇷U. HumbertUgo HumbertNo. 29No. 29 · 30 JulWashington R16 · 30 JulWon🇺🇸T. SvajdaTrevor SvajdaR32 · 28 JulWashington R32 · 28 Jul
6Won🇺🇸M. DammMartin DammNo. 104No. 104 · 28 JulWashington R32 · 28 JulLost🇧🇬G. DimitrovGrigor DimitrovNo. 164No. 164 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 Jul
7Lost🇫🇮O. VirtanenOtto VirtanenNo. 137No. 137 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 JunWon🇬🇧T. SamuelToby SamuelNo. 142No. 142 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 Jun
8Lost🇺🇸T. FritzTaylor FritzNo. 9No. 9 · 19 JunHalle QF · 19 JunLost🇫🇷A. MannarinoAdrian MannarinoNo. 46No. 46 · 16 JunLondon R32 · 16 Jun
9Won🇺🇸E. QuinnEthan QuinnNo. 67No. 67 · 18 JunHalle R16 · 18 JunLost🇩🇪A. ZverevAlexander ZverevNo. 3No. 3 · 5 JunParis SF · 5 Jun
10Won🇮🇹L. SonegoLorenzo SonegoNo. 66No. 66 · 17 JunHalle R32 · 17 JunWon🇧🇷J. FonsecaJoao FonsecaNo. 30No. 30 · 2 JunParis QF · 2 Jun