Ben Shelton vs Roberto Carbales Baena Prediction: It's down to who plays better on what surface.

The ATP Auckland Knockout round reaches its quarterfinal stage and Ben Shelton faces Roberto Carbales Baena. Other players at this stage are Alexandre Muller, Taro Daniel, Alejandro Tabio, Cameron Norrie, Arthur Fils, and Daniel Altmaier. This will be the first meeting between Ben Shelton and Roberto Carbales Baena.

Ben Shelton

Currently ranked in 16th position on the ATP rankings, Ben Shelton seeks to advance through the quarterfinal of the ATP Auckland tournament when he faces Roberto Carbales Baena. Shelton was in dire need of a win against Fabian Marozsan in the previous game, after suffering 3 straight defeats. After his win over Aslan Karatsev in the ATP Tokyo Japan final back in October last year, he lost 3 matches against Jannik Sinner at the ATP Vienna Austria round of 32, then against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at the ATP Paris round of 64 and Roman Safiullin at the ATP Brisbane Australia round of 32.

But he got to a winning start in his first game of the tournament against Fabian Marozsan, when he defeated the Hungarian in straight sets (6:3, 6:4). His statistics in the match were: 10 aces, 32/40 first serve points won, 8/17 second serve points won, 2/3 break points saved, 12 games won and 58 points won.

Roberto Carbales Baena

It's been back-to-back wins for Roberto Carbelas since his defeat at the ATP Bulgaria round of 32, against Albert Ramos-Vinolas He lost in 3 sets (5;7, 6:4, 3:6). After the defeat, Roberto Carbales Baena kicked off the ATP Auckland campaign in the round of 32 against Roberto Bautista Agut. But Agut was not a match for Baena, as the game ended in 2 sets (4:6, 3:6). Baena’s statistics in the game were: 3 aces, 25/34 first serve points won, 8/20 second serve points won, 1/3 break points saved, 12 games won and 70 points.

And in his second match, Baena won Sebastian Ofner in straight sets (7:5, 6:3) and he had the stats: 3 aces, 26/31 first serve points won, 23/36 second serve points won, 2/2 break points saved, 13 games won and 71 points in total.

Head to Head

There is no head-to-head record between both players.

Analysis and Prediction

With no head-to-head record between both players, there is little chance of understanding how each player plays against the other. But on the Hardcourt outdoor surface, Ben Shelton has a much better win ratio compared to Roberto Carbales Baena. Ben Shelton has a record 6 wins and 1 defeat in his last 7 matches on that surface, while Roberto Carbales Baena has 3 wins and 4 defeats in his last 7 matches on that surface.

• Ben Shelton Win (-3.5) Handicap at 1.60 Odds
• Under 22.5 at 1.60 Odds
• Correct Score 2:0 at 1.66 Odds