Ben Shelton vs Jannik Sinner: 2023 Vienna Open - Preview & Prediction

22/10/2023 00:40 | by Evita Mueller

Ben Shelton is having some amazing weeks on the ATP Tour, but will that continue at the 2023 Vienna Open against Jannik Sinner? Let's find out.

Shelton has been truly amazing in recent weeks with good runs at the Shanghai Masters and the Japan Open. He will play in the 2023 Japan Open final against Aslan Karatsev, with a shot to win his first professional title.

When it comes to Jannik Sinner, he's been equally sensational, recently winning the China Open trophy before crashing out earlier than expected at the Shanghai Masters. Vienna has been a solid place for him, and he hopes to continue his great season there.

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Saturday, 21 October 2023

Head-to-head:

So the head-to-head between features only one match because they only played one. It was recently at the Shanghai Masters as Shelton overpowered Sinner in a really close match that finished in the final set tie-break.

Indoors plays a bit differently than outdoors, but it doesn't really do much in this matchup. It works well for both, possibly even more for Shelton with his devastating force.

Prediction:

The crucial thing in this matchup will be the fatigue level of Shelton. He's already been quite fatigued during his Japan Open run, which he admitted to. Now imagine putting a long flight on top of that with only very little rest.

That's not a good combination of factors, so Sinner does have the advantage here simply due to the fatigue of Shelton. So I expect the Italian to win this one because I expect a really tired Shelton, if he even plays at all.

He will likely be a bit sluggish, and that will give Sinner enough time to overwhelm him from the baseline. So expect the Italian to pull out the win here if the match does go ahead.

Prediction: Jannik Sinner to win in two sets.

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