Shelton vs Zverev

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Shelton vs Zverev — Cincinnati QF Preview

ATP Cincinnati Hard Court Quarterfinal

🧠 Form & Context

Ben Shelton

• 🔥 9-match winning streak: Toronto Masters title + into second straight Masters QF.
• 🎯 Perfect US Open Series run: SF Washington → Champion Toronto → QF Cincinnati.
• 💪 Breakthrough vs elite: Entered August winless vs top-10 in 2025, now owns wins over de Minaur & Fritz.
• 📍 Cincinnati 2024: QF loss to Zverev in 3 sets after winning opener.
• ⚠️ H2H: 0–3 vs Zverev, including Munich final & Stuttgart SF this year (both straight sets).

Alexander Zverev

• 🚀 Flawless this week: QF without dropping a set, including R16 vs Khachanov (retired).
• 📉 Top-10 issues: 0–4 vs top-10 in completed matches in 2025; 2–11 since start of 2024.
• 🏆 Cincinnati record: Champion 2021, SF 2023 & 2024 (losses to Djokovic, Sinner).
• 📜 Masters resume: 7 titles, 21 career top-10 wins at this level — but just 2 in last 13 tries.
• 💡 H2H comfort: 3–0 vs Shelton, all straight sets except Cincy 2024 (tight 3-setter).

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