Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe meet Friday in the 2024 US Open tennis third round. Here’s a Ben Shelton vs Frances Tiafoe Prediction. This article will include a Ben Shelton vs Frances Tiafoe Pick.
Ben Shelton Betting Preview
Ben Shelton is coming off a straight set win over Roberto Bautista-Agut that took 29 games to decide. In the victory, Shelton won 83 percent of his first serve points and 66 percent of his second serve points. Shelton won 77 percent of his total service points and converted on 3 of his 10 break points. Shelton got 65 percent of his first serves in play and hit 60 winners in a match that lasted a little over two hours. Shelton hasn’t dropped a set through two matches and has hit a combined 25 aces. Shelton looks fantastic through six sets and now looks to make the fourth round of a grand slam for the fourth time. Shelton is 3-2 in career grand slam third round matches. Shelton has won 5 of his last 6 matches on hard court.
Frances Tiafoe Betting Preview
Frances Tiafoe is coming off a straight set win over Alexander Shevchenko that took 18 games to decide. In the victory, Tiafoe won 66 percent of his first serve points and 61 percent of his second serve points. Tiafoe won 64 percent of his total service points and converted on 5 of his 11 break points. Tiafoe got 64 percent of his first serves in play and hit 23 winners. Due to Shevchenko retiring, Tiafoe didn’t have to play a full third set and played a little over an hour and a half overall. Tiafoe has now won two or more matches in four of his last six tournaments. Tiafoe looks to make the fourth round of a grand slam for a seventh time and a fifth straight US Open fourth round appearance. Tiafoe is 6-6 in career grand slam third round matches. Tiafoe has won 7 of his last 8 matches on hard court.
Ben Shelton vs Frances Tiafoe H2H
Shelton won both matches against Tiafoe. The matches were the 2023 US Open, which lasted 4 sets and 2024 Houston, which was decided in 3 sets.
Ben Shelton vs Frances Tiafoe Prediction
This is a hell of a third round match and the atmosphere should be nuts in New York. I’m not mad at Tiafoe and the plus money based on his success at the US Open over the years. However, Shelton is the rightful favorite and should be the pick. Shelton has been more consistent with his shot making and his service game overall. Tiafoe has had some spotty games here and there, and that includes facing 13 break points already. Shelton is playing the cleaner tennis, and getting the better of Tiafoe through two matches doesn’t hurt either. Shelton hit 50 winners against Tiafoe in New York last year, and his power gives him control of a lot of these points.
Still, this will be one of the highlights of the tournament and is a must-watch. I’ll side with Shelton.
