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Shelton — Kovacevic 2:1: result and stats

Match overATP 500ATP Basel · Round of 32
123
Ben Sheltonseed 1 · №4 ATP
677
Aleksandar Kovacevicseed LL · №83 ATP
766
Hard, indoorSt. Jakobshalle (Basel)best of 2 sets won

Match statistics

SheltonKovacevic
44Aces13
3Double faults3
63%First serve73%
86%1st serve points won81%
68%2nd serve points won70%
0%Break points saved0%
19%1st serve return points won14%
30%2nd serve return points won32%
0%Break points converted0%
61Winners40
31Unforced errors13
42Net points won93
79%Service points won79%
21%Return points won21%
50%Total points won50%
6Last 10 points4
0Match points saved2
100%Service games won100%
0%Return games won0%
50%Total games won50%

The players

Ben SheltonvsAleksandar Kovacevic
№4№83▲1ATP ranking
5,170693Points
№4Sept 2026№54Jan 2026Career high
Season 2026
43–2167%22–3638%Wins — losses
20–810–14On hard
9–44–8Indoors
8–57–9On clay
6–21–5On grass
Bio
24 years28 yearsAge
193 cm—Height
88 kg—Weight
Left-handedRight-handedPlays
2022—Pro since
Hard—Favourite surface
Bryan Shelton, Dean GoldfineDean Goldfine, Brian GarberCoach

Players’ form

SheltonLWLLL
Arthur GeaATP. Shanghai0:2
Daniel AltmaierATP. Shanghai2:0
Jakub MensikDavis Cup. Qualification2:1
Jiri LeheckaDavis Cup. Qualification2:0
Alexander ZverevUS Open3:1
KovacevicLWLLL
Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardBasel. Qualification2:0
James DuckworthBasel. Qualification2:0
Stefanos TsitsipasATP. Almaty2:1
Matteo BerrettiniATP. Shanghai1:2
Jaume MunarATP. Tokyo. Qualification2:0

Head to head

Shelton3 : 2Kovacevic

5 meetingslast — 19 November

Challenger. Champaign2:1Shelton
Challenger. Knoxville0:2Shelton
Challenger. Indianapolis2:0Kovacevic
Rome0:2Shelton
Challenger. Cary. Qualification2:0Kovacevic

Bookmakers' last odds

Match winner
Shelton1.18
Kovacevic5.05
81%chances implied by the odds19%
Total games 23.5
Over2.13Under1.72
Games handicap: Shelton −3.5
Shelton1.90Kovacevic1.90
Line movement
1 · Shelton2 · Kovacevic
1235102050start20:0016:4519:45

Pre-match and live line. Sharp jumps are usually breaks of serve.

Odds at the start: after the match the markets are closed. Odds are for information only.

Pre-match preview

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In the ATP Basel, Ben Shelton in the last 5 matches: 1 win, 4 defeats; sets 4:9. Aleksandar Kovacevic in the last 5 matches: 1 win, 4 defeats; sets 4:8. Shelton won 2:0 against Daniel Altmaier and lost 1:3 to Alexander Zverev. Kovacevic won 2:0 against James Duckworth and lost 0:2 to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.

In the last 5 meetings Ben Shelton won 3, Aleksandar Kovacevic won 2.

Ben Shelton is the favourite: 79% to win, 21% for Aleksandar Kovacevic. Since the line opened, the chances of Aleksandar Kovacevic have grown by 2 percentage points. The total line is 23.5 games. Since the opening it has risen from 22.5: a higher-scoring game is expected. By a calculation from the odds, Ben Shelton is more likely to win; a likely score in sets is Ben Shelton 2:0 Aleksandar Kovacevic.

Preview prepared from the match data · 27 October