World number 46 Ben Shelton will be up against the 66th-ranked Pedro Cachin in the first round of the 2023 US Open on Monday, August 28. Get the predictions and odds of this Ben Shelton v Pedro Cachin match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Ben Shelton v Pedro Cachin Head to Head
Shelton and Cachin have never faced off in a competitive match before this.
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A quarterfinalist at the Australian Open, Shelton had surprised the world of tennis with his performance in that tournament as a 20-year-old.
In more recent times, however, Shelton has failed to get going. Or at least he hasn’t been able to recapture the kind of rhythm that had been on display in the season’s opening Grand Slam.
Take the example of the North American hardcourt swing itself. In the four tournaments he has played so far, leading up to the US Open, Shelton has won a mere two matches.
Those wins came in the opening rounds of the Canadian Masters and Cincinnati Masters, after Shelton had been dumped out in the first round at Atlanta and Washington.
He will now hope to continue with winning at least the openers, having never done that before at the US Open in his short career so far. Shelton has the advantage of being up against a player who is more of a clay-courter and the American is a huge favourite at 1/5 (with bet365) to win this.
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Cachin 1-5 in Hardcourt Competitions This Year
Cachin is well known for his performances on clay. So much so that all 16 of his tennis titles have come on clay, including his maiden ATP win earlier this season.
That was at the Gstaad Open following his opening round exit at Wimbledon – another indicator of the difference between the performances on clay and elsewhere.
His showing in hardcourt competitions has been no better. Cachin started off the season with three successive first round defeats and has won just one match from his six matches on this surface in 2023.
Making things even more difficult for Cachin is his decision not to play in any such tournament in the lead-up to the US Open, missing an entire array of hardcourt tournaments in North America.
Which is why it’s no surprise the bookmakers have him pegged at 4/1 (with bet365) to cause an upset.
Shelton v Cachin Prediction and Tip
Shelton should have no difficulties notching up his maiden US Open win here and could even do that in three sets.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Over 35.5 games in the match: 4/5 (with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Shelton to win in straight sets: 5/4 (with bet365)
The 2023 US Open will be played from August 28 to September 10. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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