Ben Shelton vs Novak Djokovic Prediction: Expect an exciting game

In the first semifinal of the U.S. Open tennis championship, the 47th-ranked Ben Shelton will meet the second number of the world ranking, Novak Djokovic. The guys have not crossed paths with each other on the Tour, and bookmakers have little doubt that Novak Djokovic will be the winner of the upcoming meeting.

It is an undoubted success for the American, who will climb into the top 20 ATP rankings. Ben started the tournament at No. 47 in the ATP rankings, and if he loses, he will become No. 19 in the world. If Ben beats Novak, he will have 2215 points, surpass Khachanov, and become ATP No. 15. In New York, Shelton knocked Kachin, Tim, Karatsev, Paul, and Tiafoe out of the tournament. The match against Francis lasted just over three hours, and Shelton won it 6:2, 3:6, 7:6, 6:2. During the game, Shelton served 14 times with 11 double faults and won 77% of points on the first and 50% on the second serve.

If Shelton was the sensation of the tournament, Novak Djokovic was expected to be in the semifinals of the U.S. Open. Before the start of the Grand Slam, the Serb won the Cincinnati Masters and showed excellent preparation at that tournament. In New York, Djokovic only improved, losing only two sets to his compatriot Laslo Djere in five games. At the same time, Novak won the last three sets in the match against Dierre very confidently. Apart from Laszlo, Djokovic knocked out Muller, Zapata Miralles, Goyo, and Fritz. As we expected, Djokovic had no problems in his match against Fritz, 6:1, 6:4, 6:4 win for the Serb in 2 hours and 38 minutes.

Ben has a good serve, but Novak probably has the best serve on the planet. The Serb is in really good shape. We all doubt that Shelton has a realistic chance of beating the world number two. Moreover, we doubt Ben can even win a game against the Balkan. In the second semifinal, the number one and number three racket will face off, and Novak has a chance to beat the inexperienced Shelton in three games and retain his important freshness for the deciding match.