Ben Shelton vs. Marcos Giron Match Preview & Odds to Win Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
On Saturday, Ben Shelton (No. 19 in the world) faces Marcos Giron (No. 79) in the semifinals of the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships.
Shelton is favored to win (-175) in this Semifinal match versus Giron (+140).
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- Tournament: Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
- Round: Semifinal
- Date: Saturday, October 21
- Court Surface: Hard
- Shelton is 16-12 on hard courts this year.
- When playing on hard surfaces, Shelton has an 83.6% winning percentage in service games and an 18.9% winning percentage in return games (342 service games won out of 409, and 79 return games won out of 417).
- On hard courts so far this year, Shelton is 132nd in break point win percentage (41.9%) after going 67-for-160.
- In his last tournament, the Rolex Shanghai Masters, Shelton went down in the quarterfinals to No. 26-ranked Sebastian Korda, 7-6, 2-6, 6-7 on October 12.
- The 30-year-old Giron, who is looking for his first tournament title on a hard court in 2023, is 20-16 this year on that surface.
- On hard courts, Giron has won 78.2% of his service games and 21% of his return games.
- Giron has converted 34.0% of his break-point chances on hard courts (73 of 215).
- In the round of 64 of his most recent tournament (the Rolex Shanghai Masters) on October 7, Giron was beaten by No. 4-ranked Jannik Sinner 6-7, 2-6.
