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Ben Shelton vs Andrey Rublev: ATP Basel – Quarterfinal

American Ben Shelton will take on Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinal of ATP Basel.

Ben Shelton Profile

Ben Shelton is 23rd in the ATP rankings, ten spots lower than his career high. The American is 39-23 for the season and 5-2 in indoor matches.

Shelton is coming off a 7-6, 7-5 win over Stan Wawrinka in the previous round after beating Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the opener.

He won the title in Houston this season.

This is his first appearance in Basel.

Andrey Rublev Profile

Andrey Rublev is currently seventh in the ATP rankings, and his career high was No. 5 in the world. The Russian is 44-21 for the season and 5-2 in indoor matches.

Rublev is coming off a 7-6, 6-1 win over Alejandro Tabilo in the round of 16 after beating Nuno Borges in the first round.

He won the titles in Hong Kong and Madrid this season.

This will be his first appearance in Basel.

Head-to-Head

This will be the first match between Ben Shelton and Andrey Rublev.

Prediction and Conclusion

Both Shelton and Rublev are on top of their games in Basel after a couple of struggling weeks on the tour. Shelton has been very confident on his serve, not giving many break points to his opponents. Rublev is under huge pressure after a couple of disappointing losses in recent weeks and hopes to break the curse in Basel. This will be the first match between the two, and given their aggressiveness, this will be a real tennis fight. Since both players are in great form, this match will most likely go over 22.5 games in total.