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Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena meets American Ben Shelton in what should be a fascinating contrast in styles in this third-round clash in Shanghai
RANKING POINTS: ATP 1000
START DATE/TIME: Sunday 6th October, 2024, UK – not before 8:10am / US ET – not before 3:10am / US PT – not before 0:10am
VENUE: Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, Shanghai, China
SURFACE: Outdoor 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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ROBERTO CARBALLES BAENA VS BEN SHELTON PREDICTION
Roberto Carballes Baena is enjoying a good run in Shanghai so far having beaten compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut in the first round and then he produced a great performance to beat China Open winner Arthur Fils in straight sets. The win over Fils especially was impressive as he ground out two tie-breaks victories against an in-form opponent.
He now faces another challenge in powerhouse Ben Shelton. The tall American is in solid form himself and he comes off a straight-sets win over Denis Shapovalov. Shelton will be keen to put a run together and repeat last year’s run to the quarter-finals in the very same tournament.
The duo have met once before and that came at the start of this year in Auckland. It was the American who won that 6-4 6-3 and we could easily see a similar outcome in this one. We like how Shelton matches up against Carballes Baena and he is our pick to progress.
ROBERTO CARBALLES BAENA VS BEN SHELTON TIP: BEN SHELTON TO WIN