- US tennis stars Ben Shelton and Sebastian Korda are set for a quarterfinal clash at the 2023 Shanghai Masters.
- Both players have pulled off major upsets to reach this stage in the tournament.
- It is considered evenly matched with sportsbooks pricing each player at -110 odds to win.
- FanDuel, a leading sportsbook operator, is live-streaming the entire ATP tournament in Shanghai.
Ben Shelton and Sebastian Korda have pulled off major upsets to set up the all-American quarterfinal at the 2023 Shanghai Masters.
They will come across each other for the first time on the ATP Tour on Thursday night. Both youngsters’ stakes are high, with the semifinal of Masters 1000 up for grabs.
US sportsbooks consider it an evenly matched contest, pricing each compatriot at -110 odds to win. Below, you’ll find everything you need to know ahead of the big clash, including our top betting prediction.
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Shelton is in the First ATP Quarterfinal of His Career
Ben Shelton got past sixth seed Jannik Sinner in a scintillating performance on Tuesday to reach his first-ever ATP quarterfinal. The 21-year-old American shocked the world by making it to the US Open semifinal a month ago. The latter champion, Novak Djokovic, had too much on the occasion, but Shelton took advantage of momentum to reach his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal in the very following tournament.
Ben eased past Jaume Munar in straight sets in the second round and found a way past an in-form Roman Safiullin in the third round of the Chinese Masters. The draw then sent him to sixth seed Jannik Sinner, who entered the tie as a big favorite. Nothing suggested an upset as the Italian dominated the first set, winning it 6-2. Nevertheless, Ben proved his worth to break his rival in the fourth game of the second set without dropping a single point. That lone break made the difference and sent the tie to a decider, which proved to be a spectacular set.
Shelton had eight break points across three different games, while Sinner failed to convert a 15-40 situation in one of Ben’s service games. Neither man got broken as the tie-break decided the winner. There, Shelton took the first four points, then dropped the next five, but only to take the following three and grab one of the biggest wins of his career.
Korda is Yet to Drop a Set in Shanghai
Sebastian Korda has finally got his maiden Top 5 win by beating world No. 3 Daniil Medvedev in straight sets in the third round of the Shanghai Masters. Seb backed it up with another solid performance in a two-set win over Francisco Cerundolo in the R16 tie on Tuesday. Korda advanced after 1 hour and 40 minutes, showing strength and quality in crunch moments to reach his second Masters 1000 quarterfinal.
The 23-year-old American got off to a phenomenal start to the year by reaching the ATP Adelaide final and the Australian Open quarterfinal. His form has dropped since, and he has recently endured an early first-round exit at the US Open with a loss to Marton Fucsovics.
Nevertheless, Korda bounced back in October, reaching the Astana final and the Shanghai quarterfinal. He looked great on the court so far in the tournament, and the mere fact that he made it this far without dropping a set while playing Daniil Medvedev along the way speaks volumes.
Get ready for a fantastic clash between two young and in-form Americans who have been flying all over the Shanghai courts this week. The match can easily go either way, but we are pretty confident about the bet Over 23.5 games. We expect a tough battle with a lot of momentum swings between two extremely talented players, and we would be very surprised to see either winning in straight sets.
