Ben Shelton def. Alexei Popyrin — Round of 32, Australian Open 2023
Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia16 – 29 Jan
What this match is worth
Points earned
+200
Shelton · Popyrin banks 100
Around this match
Title defence
Rafael Nadal out in Round of 64 — won it in 2022
Seeds left
19 of 30 — nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9…
Both roads here
from the draw this page already loads
🇨🇳Zhizhen Zhang
4-6 6-3 6-2 2-6 7-6(4)
Chun Hsin Tseng🇹🇼
4-6 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 7-6(4) 6-1
🇨🇱Nicolas Jarry
7-6(3) 7-6(3) 7-5
Taylor Fritz🇺🇸
6-7(4) 7-6(2) 6-4 6-7(6) 6-2
Ben Shelton and Alexei Popyrin reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Ben Shelton beat Zhizhen Zhang; Alexei Popyrin beat Chun Hsin Tseng. Round of 64: Ben Shelton beat Nicolas Jarry; Alexei Popyrin beat Taylor Fritz
How they arrived
derived from those scorelines
6–2
Sets won
6–4
53%
Games won
54%
3–0
Tiebreaks
3–3
1
Deciding sets
2
Ben Shelton left, Alexei Popyrinright. Longer isn't always better — a deciding set is a harder week, not a worse player.