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Ben Sheltonvs
Brandon Nakashima
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2025 Men's Singles

Round 1 • 1573 Arena

Complete

2h 40m

B. Shelton wins the match

7-6, 7-5, 7-5

Set 3 • Game 12

Point to B. Shelton • 2:40

Game

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Backhand Unforced Error

Point to B. Shelton • 2:39

40 - AD

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Backhand Unforced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:39

40 - 40

B. Shelton loses the point with a Backhand Forced Error

Point to B. Shelton • 2:38

40 - AD

B. Shelton wins the point with a Backhand Winner

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:38

40 - 40

B. Nakashima wins the point with a Backhand Winner

Point to B. Shelton • 2:37

30 - 40

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Forehand Unforced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:36

30 - 30

B. Shelton loses the point with a Backhand Unforced Error

Point to B. Shelton • 2:35

15 - 30

B. Shelton wins the point with a Forehand Winner

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:34

15 - 15

B. Nakashima wins the point with a Forehand Winner

Point to B. Shelton • 2:33

0 - 15

B. Shelton wins the point with a Forehand Winner

B. Nakashima is serving game 12 • 2:31

Set 3 • Game 11

B. Shelton wins the game

6-5

Point to B. Shelton • 2:31

Game

B. Shelton wins the point with an Ace

Point to B. Shelton • 2:31

40 - 15

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Backhand Forced Error

Point to B. Shelton • 2:30

30 - 15

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Backhand Forced Error

Point to B. Shelton • 2:30

15 - 15

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Backhand Forced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:30

0 - 15

B. Shelton loses the point with a Forehand Unforced Error

B. Shelton is serving game 11 • 2:29

Set 3 • Game 10

B. Nakashima wins the game

5-5

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:29

Game

B. Nakashima wins the point with a Backhand Winner

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:28

40 - 0

B. Shelton loses the point with a Backhand Forced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:28

30 - 0

B. Shelton loses the point with a Forehand Forced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:27

15 - 0

B. Shelton loses the point with a Backhand Unforced Error

B. Nakashima is serving game 10 • 2:25

Set 3 • Game 9

B. Shelton wins the game

5-4

Point to B. Shelton • 2:25

Game

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Forehand Forced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:24

40 - 30

B. Shelton loses the point with a Forehand Unforced Error

Point to B. Shelton • 2:23

40 - 15

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Backhand Forced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:23

30 - 15

B. Shelton loses the point with a Backhand Unforced Error

Point to B. Shelton • 2:22

30 - 0

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Forehand Forced Error

Point to B. Shelton • 2:22

15 - 0

B. Shelton wins the point with a Forehand Winner

B. Shelton is serving game 9 • 2:21

Set 3 • Game 8

B. Nakashima wins the game

4-4

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:21

Game

B. Nakashima wins the point with an Ace

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:20

AD - 40

B. Shelton loses the point with a Backhand Forced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:19

40 - 40

B. Shelton loses the point with a Backhand Forced Error

Point to B. Shelton • 2:18

30 - 40

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Backhand Unforced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:18

30 - 30

B. Shelton loses the point with a Backhand Forced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:16

15 - 30

B. Nakashima wins the point with an Ace

Point to B. Shelton • 2:16

0 - 30

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Forehand Forced Error

Point to B. Shelton • 2:16

0 - 15

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Forehand Unforced Error

B. Nakashima is serving game 8 • 2:14

Set 3 • Game 7

B. Shelton wins the game

4-3

Point to B. Shelton • 2:14

Game

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Forehand Forced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:13

40 - 15

B. Nakashima wins the point with a Forehand Winner

Point to B. Shelton • 2:12

40 - 0

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Backhand Forced Error

Point to B. Shelton • 2:12

30 - 0

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Forehand Forced Error

Point to B. Shelton • 2:12

15 - 0

B. Shelton wins the point with a Forehand Winner

B. Shelton is serving game 7 • 2:11

Set 3 • Game 6

B. Nakashima wins the game

3-3

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:11

Game

B. Shelton loses the point with a Backhand Forced Error

Point to B. Shelton • 2:10

40 - 30

B. Shelton wins the point with a Forehand Winner

Point to B. Shelton • 2:09

40 - 15

B. Shelton wins the point with a Forehand Winner

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:09

40 - 0

B. Nakashima wins the point with an Ace

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:09

30 - 0

B. Shelton loses the point with a Backhand Forced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:08

15 - 0

B. Shelton loses the point with a Forehand Unforced Error

B. Nakashima is serving game 6 • 2:06

Set 3 • Game 5

B. Shelton wins the game

3-2

Point to B. Shelton • 2:06

Game

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Forehand Forced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:05

40 - 30

B. Shelton loses the point with a Forehand Unforced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:05

40 - 15

B. Shelton loses the point with a Backhand Forced Error

Point to B. Shelton • 2:04

40 - 0

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Forehand Forced Error

Point to B. Shelton • 2:04

30 - 0

B. Shelton wins the point with an Ace

Point to B. Shelton • 2:04

15 - 0

B. Shelton wins the point with an Ace

B. Shelton is serving game 5 • 2:03

Set 3 • Game 4

B. Nakashima wins the game

2-2

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:03

Game

B. Shelton loses the point with a Forehand Forced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:03

40 - 0

B. Shelton loses the point with a Backhand Unforced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:02

30 - 0

B. Shelton loses the point with a Forehand Forced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 2:02

15 - 0

B. Nakashima wins the point with a Backhand Winner

B. Nakashima is serving game 4 • 2:00

Set 3 • Game 3

B. Shelton wins the game

2-1

Point to B. Shelton • 2:00

Game

B. Shelton wins the point with a Forehand Winner

Point to B. Shelton • 1:59

40 - 15

B. Shelton wins the point with a Forehand Winner

Point to B. Shelton • 1:59

30 - 15

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Backhand Forced Error

Point to B. Shelton • 1:58

15 - 15

B. Shelton wins the point with an Ace

Point to B. Nakashima • 1:58

0 - 15

B. Shelton loses the point with a Double Fault

B. Shelton is serving game 3 • 1:57

Set 3 • Game 2

B. Nakashima wins the game

1-1

Point to B. Nakashima • 1:57

Game

B. Nakashima wins the point with a Service Winner

Point to B. Nakashima • 1:57

40 - 15

B. Shelton loses the point with a Forehand Forced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 1:56

30 - 15

B. Shelton loses the point with a Backhand Forced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 1:55

15 - 15

B. Shelton loses the point with a Forehand Unforced Error

Point to B. Shelton • 1:55

0 - 15

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Backhand Unforced Error

B. Nakashima is serving game 2 • 1:53

Set 3 • Game 1

B. Shelton wins the game

1-0

Point to B. Shelton • 1:53

Game

B. Shelton wins the point with a Forehand Winner

Point to B. Shelton • 1:53

40 - 30

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Backhand Forced Error

Point to B. Shelton • 1:52

30 - 30

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Forehand Forced Error

Point to B. Shelton • 1:51

15 - 30

B. Nakashima loses the point with a Forehand Unforced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 1:51

0 - 30

B. Shelton loses the point with a Backhand Forced Error

Point to B. Nakashima • 1:50

0 - 15

B. Shelton loses the point with a Forehand Unforced Error

B. Shelton is serving game 1 • 1:47

Key Stats

B. Shelton

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B. Nakashima

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Service

12

Aces

9

3

Double faults

2

59%

1st serve in

66%

67/113
73/111

73%

Win 1st serve

71%

49/67
52/73

65%

Win 2nd serve

58%

30/46
22/38

219

Fastest serve (km/h)

213

191

1st Serve Average (km/h)

189

164

2nd serve average (km/h)

147

Winners & Errors

44

Winners

29

2

Return winners

0

40

Unforced errors

28

4

Return unforced errors

1

Points Won

38%

Break points won

33%

3/8
1/3

58%

Net points won

52%

15/26
13/25

32%

Receiving points won

27%

35/111
31/113

116

Total points won

108

Serve and Return

B. Shelton

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B. Nakashima

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12

Aces

9

67

Service points played

73

49

Service points won

52

73

Return points played

67

36

Return points in play

33

21

Return points won

18

Rally

B. Shelton

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B. Nakashima

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16

GroundStroke shots

2

2

Volley shots

0

2

Approach shots

3

3

Passing shots

4

0

Lob shots

0

1

Overhead shots

1

1

Drop shots

0