Aslan Karatsev vs. Ben Shelton Match Preview & Odds to Win Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
In the final of the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships on Sunday, Aslan Karatsev (ranked No. 50) faces Ben Shelton (No. 19).
Karatsev is favored to collect the tournament title against Shelton, with -112 odds compared to the underdog’s -108.
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- Tournament: Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
- Round: Final
- Date: Sunday, October 22
- Court Surface: Hard
- Karatsev is 12-10 on hard courts this year.
- Karatsev has an 80.5% winning percentage in service games when playing on hard courts, and a 20.1% winning percentage in return games (182 of 226 service games, and 44 of 219 return games).
- Karatsev’s 37 break points won on 88 total break points on hard courts (42.0% win percentage) ranks 176th.
- In his previous tournament, the Rolex Shanghai Masters, Karatsev lost in the round of 128 to No. 76-ranked Quentin Halys, 6-7, 6-3, 2-6 on October 5.
- Shelton is 16-12 through 12 tournaments on hard courts so far this year.
- In terms of serve/return winning percentages on hard courts, Shelton has won 83.6% of his games on serve, and 18.9% on return.
- Shelton has converted 41.9% of his break-point chances on hard courts (67 of 160).
- In the quarterfinal of his previous tournament (the Rolex Shanghai Masters) on October 12, Shelton was defeated by No. 26-ranked Sebastian Korda 7-6, 2-6, 6-7.
