Ben Shelton def. Denis Shapovalov 7(7)-6(3), 6(5)-7(7), 6-3, 6-4 — US Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Ben Shelton defeated Denis Shapovalov 7(7)-6(3), 6(5)-7(7), 6-3, 6-4 in the R32 of the US Open 2026.

Serving for the second set at 6-5, Shelton was broken in game 12 for 6-6, which by then counted as routine: the opener had turned over three times in the final three games, Shapovalov breaking for 5-4 before the American answered immediately for 5-5. Then the returns dried up. The 47th-ranked Shapovalov did not earn a single break point across the last two sets, while Shelton kept riding the left-handed serve that anchors everything else in his game forward, taking 44 of 54 points at the net and firing 14 aces over three hours and 21 minutes. Shapovalov has a case — 77% of first-serve points won to Shelton's 74%, and 36 unforced errors to 54 — and lost anyway. He leaves 0-4 in meetings on record, and Shelton reaches the US Open round of 16 having needed a tiebreak in each of his three matches here.

Match stats

Ben Shelton: 14 aces, 47 winners, 70% first serves, 7 double faults, 6/11 break points. Denis Shapovalov: 8 aces, 28 winners, 57% first serves, 7 double faults, 4/8 break points.

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Head-to-head

Ben Shelton and Denis Shapovalov have met 4 times, with Ben Shelton leading the head-to-head 4–0.

• Dallas Open 2026 Semifinal — Ben Shelton won 4-6, 6-4, 7(7)-6(4)
• Wimbledon 2024 R32 — Ben Shelton won 6(4)-7(7), 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
• Shanghai Masters 2024 R64 — Ben Shelton won 6-3, 7-5

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