At the initial stages of grand slam tournaments always a lot of matches, among the games of the US Open first round, it makes sense to pay attention to the confrontation Ben Shelton – Dominic Thiem. The prediction for the match of the mentioned athletes is compiled by Dailysports analysts.
Ben Shelton
Since last year, the American tennis player has cut the fame, he has become a top-20 player, showing a solid level of tennis. Shelton has one tournament win this year in Houston to his credit, although the lineup there was not the most powerful.
At the last tournament in Cincinnati, the athlete reached the quarterfinals of the tournament, where he lost to the strong and experienced Alexander Zverev – 6:3, 6:7, 5:7. Shelton is 21 years old, ranked 13th in the world rankings and has all the data for further growth, especially a powerful serve.
Dominic Thiem
The Austrian tennis player was once a stable top-10 player, his maximum is third in the world rankings. At the peak of his career he even won one slam, it was at the US Open in 2020.
Tim was called “the prince of soil” because of his excellent play on this surface, but in 2021 began a gradual decline, and now the tennis player is only 210th in the world, in a little more than a week he will be 31 years old. The Austrian did not qualify, as he received a special invitation, before this tournament Tim has a series of four defeats, and in general he has only 7 wins in 19 meetings this year.
Interesting facts about the match and history of personal meetings
- The rivals crossed paths twice, both matches took place last year, on the ground Tim won confidently at the tournament in Portugal – 6:2, 6:2, and then at the US Open was already stronger American, with a 7:6, 1:0 in favor of Shelton, the Austrian withdrew.
- Shelton has won 18 out of 29 matches on hard court this season, while Thiem has played only 4 matches on this surface, winning two.
- Bookmakers offer the following odds for this match: W1 – 1.08, W2 – 8.5.
Ben Shelton vs Dominic Thiem Prediction
In such a confrontation, the American is a big favorite, he is higher in the rankings, younger, and also plays more stable. Thiem is in bad shape, it will be difficult for him to cope with the powerful serve of his opponent. Still, the Austrian is able to remember the old days, when he was a top player, I’ll bet on a total of more than 32.5 games.
