Arthur Cazaux vs Ben Shelton Preview & Prediction | 2024 Rolex Paris Masters | Second Round
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Ben Shelton faces yet another Frenchman with lucky loser Arthur Cazaux his opponent in the second round of the Rolex Paris Masters.
RANKING POINTS: ATP 1000
START DATE/TIME: Wednesday 30th October, 2024, UK – not before 7:30pm / US ET – not before 3:30pm / US PT – not before 12:30am
VENUE: Accor Arena, Paris, France
SURFACE: Indoor hard
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel
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ARTHUR CAZAUX VS BEN SHELTON PREDICTION
It’s been a real breakthrough year for Arthur Cazaux, with the Frenchman starting 2024 in fine style by reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open in his first participation in that tournament. He has since featured in the subsequent three majors, and he is starting to become more a of a regular feature in tour events.
However, the world number 92 is featuring in the second round as a lucky loser after losing in qualifying to Fabio Fognini. Jannik Sinner’s withdrawal was to his fortune, and he then received a first-round bye to make it to this stage.
Ben Shelton, meanwhile, comes into this contest with good confidence having reached the final of the Swiss Indoors in Basel just a few days ago. He then battled past local hope Corentin Moutet in a gruelling first-round encounter that required a deciding set.
After facing both Arthur Fils and in-form Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in his final two matches in Basel, and then defeating Moutet on Tuesday here in Paris, this will be the fourth Frenchman in succession that Shelton has been drawn against. The partisan crowd did appear to get under his skin a little against Moutet and he can expect the same treatment here. With fatigue surely a factor given his recent schedule, it could be worth backing Cazaux to win at least a set in this one.
ARTHUR CAZAUX VS BEN SHELTON TIP: ARTHUR CAZAUX TO WIN AT LEAST A SET
