On Thursday, Ben Shelton (No. 14 in the world) meets Alexei Popyrin (No. 62) in the Round of 32 of the ATP Montreal, Canada Men Singles 2024. In this matchup against Popyrin (+170), Shelton is favored to win with -227 odds.

Popyrin heads into the Round of 32 after his two-set win on Wednesday over Tomas Machac (6-3, 6-4) in the Round of 64.

Shelton won in two sets the last time he competed, 7-6, 6-2 over Alexander Bublik in the Round of 64 on Wednesday.

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Popyrin vs. Shelton match information

• Tournament: The ATP Montreal, Canada Men Singles 2024
• Round: Round of 32
• Date: Thursday, August 8
• TV Channel: Tennis Channel
• Venue: Stade Iga
• Location: Montréal, Quebec
• Court Surface: Hard

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Match odds

Popyrin stats

• Popyrin has played 45 matches over the past 12 months across all court surfaces, and 27.0 games per match (24.3 in best-of-three matches).
• Popyrin has played 26.9 games per match (25.7 in best-of-three matches) in his 25 matches on hard courts over the past 12 months.
• In terms of serve/return winning percentages over the past year, Popyrin has won 81.9% of his games on serve, and 17.7% on return.
• Popyrin has won 82.6% of his service games on hard courts and 19.0% of his return games over the past 12 months.
• Popyrin has won 15.5% of his return games over his last 10 tournaments, and 81.4% of his service games.
• Popyrin is 114th in break points won on all surfaces over the past year, converting 96 of 260 (36.9%).
• Including all surfaces, Popyrin has converted 36 of 83 break points (43.4%) over his last 10 tournaments.

Shelton stats

• Shelton is averaging 29.0 games per match (26.6 in best-of-three matches) through his 65 matches played in the past year across all court types, winning 51.8% of those games.
• Shelton has played 45 matches on hard courts in the past 12 months, and has averaged 28.2 games per match (26.6 in best-of-three matches) and 10.8 games per set while winning 51.9% of games.
• Shelton has amassed a service game winning percentage of 84.7% on all surfaces (798-for-942 in service games) and a return game winning percentage of 18.8% (177-for-942 in return games).
• Shelton has an 84.3% winning percentage in service games while playing on hard courts, and a 20.0% winning percentage in return games.
• In terms of serve/return winning percentages over his last 10 tournaments, Shelton has won 84.0% of his games on serve, and 15.9% on return.
• Shelton’s 153 break points (won on 417 total break points in the past 12 months — 36.7% winning percentage) rank 62nd on tour.
• Including all surfaces, Shelton has converted 41 of 121 break points (33.9%) over his last 10 tournaments.

Head-to-head matchups

• In the only match between Popyrin and Shelton in the last two years, in the Australian Open Round of 32, Shelton won 6-3, 7-6, 6-4.
• Shelton and Popyrin have played three sets against one another, with Shelton winning three of them.
• In 32 total games played between Shelton and Popyrin, Shelton is on top, taking 19 of them.
• Shelton and Popyrin have met one time, averaging 32.0 games and 3.0 sets per match.