Friday's Shanghai round of 64 pits Ben Shelton against Daniel Altmaier on hard. Ben Shelton is searching for form, having lost 3 in a row (6 of the last 10). Daniel Altmaier is 4-6 across recent matches.
Daniel Altmaier leads the head-to-head 1-0, and history has a way of mattering in matchups like this one.
Shelton's 74.2% behind the first serve (against 70.9% for Altmaier) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. Anything other than a Shelton win would rank among the bigger surprises of the week.
The numbers behind the pick
Serve
| Serve (last 52 weeks) | Ben Shelton | Daniel Altmaier |
|---|
| 1st serve in | 67.2% | 61% |
| 1st serve points won | 74.2% | 70.9% |
| 2nd serve points won | 54.6% | 48.1% |
The rest of the numbers
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