Tommy Paul def. Ben Shelton — Quarterfinal, Australian Open 2023
Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia16 – 29 Jan
What this match is worth
Points earned
+800
Paul · Shelton banks 400
Around this match
Title defence
Rafael Nadal out in Round of 64 — won it in 2022
Seeds left
5 of 30 — nos. 3, 4, 5, 18, 29
Both roads here
from the draw this page already loads
🇩🇪Jan-Lennard Struff
6-1 7-6(6) 6-2
Zhizhen Zhang🇨🇳
4-6 6-3 6-2 2-6 7-6(4)
🇪🇸Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
6-2 2-6 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4
Nicolas Jarry🇨🇱
7-6(3) 7-6(3) 7-5
🇺🇸Jenson Brooksby
6-1 6-4 6-3
Alexei Popyrin🇦🇺
6-3 7-6(4) 6-4
🇪🇸Roberto Bautista Agut
6-2 4-6 6-2 7-5
Jeff Wolf🇺🇸
6-7(5) 6-2 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-2
Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Tommy Paul beat Jan-Lennard Struff; Ben Shelton beat Zhizhen Zhang. Round of 64: Tommy Paul beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina; Ben Shelton beat Nicolas Jarry. Round of 32: Tommy Paul beat Jenson Brooksby; Ben Shelton beat Alexei Popyrin. Round of 16: Tommy Paul beat Roberto Bautista Agut; Ben Shelton beat Jeff Wolf
How they arrived
derived from those scorelines
12–3
Sets won
12–4
61%
Games won
55%
1–1
Tiebreaks
5–2
1
Deciding sets
2
Tommy Paul left, Ben Sheltonright. Longer isn't always better — a deciding set is a harder week, not a worse player.