Ben Shelton vs Carlos Alcaraz Garfia predictions, Sep 08, 2026

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As the ATP US Open approaches, the highly anticipated clash between Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz Garfia promises to deliver an exhilarating encounter. Scheduled for September 8, 2026, this match will see Shelton competing on home soil, adding an extra layer of intensity to the fixture.

Recent form indicates both players are in excellent shape heading into this match. Ben Shelton has claimed victory in 4 of his last 5 matches, showcasing a powerful serve and aggressive baseline play that has troubled opponents. His ability to generate fast-paced rallies could be a key factor against Alcaraz.

On the other hand, Carlos Alcaraz Garfia enters this match with an impressive run, having won 4 consecutive matches. Known for his exceptional agility and tactical intelligence, Alcaraz excels in counterplay and has demonstrated remarkable composure in high-pressure situations. His ability to capitalize on opponents’ weaknesses makes him a formidable opponent.

Bookmakers have set the odds at 3.4 for Shelton as the home player and 1.29 for Alcaraz as the favorite. While the stats favor Alcaraz, Shelton’s home advantage and recent form cannot be overlooked. Fans can expect a closely fought battle that could sway either way, with no guaranteed outcomes.

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Shelton 26.8%

Alcaraz Garfia 73.2%

Prediction (the most likely score): 0:3

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	3.50		1.30
	3.70		1.28
	3.75		1.29	Watch and Bet
	3.35		1.27
	3.46		1.30
	3.35		1.28

Latest Results

06.09.26 Ben Shelton – Stefanos Tsitsipas – 3:0 04.09.26 Ben Shelton – Denis Shapovalov – 3:1 02.09.26 Ben Shelton – Hubert Hurkacz – 3:1 31.08.26 Ben Shelton – Tallon Griekspoor – 3:1 16.08.26 Ben Shelton – Jaime Faria – 0:2

06.09.26 Tommy Paul – Carlos Alcaraz Garfia – 0:3 04.09.26 Yibing Wu – Carlos Alcaraz Garfia – 0:3 02.09.26 Jaime Faria – Carlos Alcaraz Garfia – 1:3 31.08.26 Roman Safiullin – Carlos Alcaraz Garfia – 0:3 16.04.26 Carlos Alcaraz Garfia – Tomas Machac – Machac T. Walkover

Facts

Shelton is ranked ATP: 9. Alcaraz Garfia is ranked ATP: 3.

Shelton is undoubtedly in great shape (last 5 games: 4 wins).

In this match, Alcaraz Garfia is a strong favorite.

In the last 3 head-to-head matches, Shelton won 0 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 1:7. (average 0.3:2.3).

Latest Head To Head

01.06.25 Ben Shelton – Carlos Alcaraz Garfia – 1:3 21.09.24 Carlos Alcaraz Garfia – Ben Shelton – 2:0 09.08.23 Carlos Alcaraz Garfia – Ben Shelton – 2:0

Standings

Draw

Singles – Main

1/64-finals

1	Zverev A. (1)	Sonego L.	3 : 2
2	Halys Q.	Diaz Acosta F.	3 : 1
3	Dimitrov G. (Q)	Popyrin A.	1 : 3
4	Hanfmann Y.	Tabilo A. (25)	1 : 3
5	Darderi L. (21)	Wendelken H. (Q)	3 : 1
6	Svrcina D. (Q)	Royer V.	3 : 2
7	Sweeny D. (WC)	Moutet C. (RET.)	2 : 0
8	Fery A.	Musetti L. (13)	0 : 3
9	Jodar R. (12)	Bu Y. (LL)	0 : 3
10	Marozsan F.	Zheng M. (WC)	0 : 3
11	Svajda Z.	Altmaier D.	3 : 1
12	Cerundolo J. M.	Gea A. (LL)	2 : 3
13	Bergs Z. (31)	Taberner C.	3 : 1
14	De Jong J.	Passaro F. (Q)	3 : 2
15	Choinski J.	Van De Zandschulp B.	0 : 3
16	Guerrieri A. (Q)	De Minaur A. (6)	0 : 3
17	Auger-Aliassime F. (3)	Hijikata R.	3 : 1
18	Burruchaga R. A.	Khachanov K.	0 : 3
19	Molcan A.	Bonzi B.	1 : 3
20	Giron M.	Buse I. (32)	2 : 3
21	Mensik J. (17)	Mochizuki S. (LL)	3 : 0
22	Rodionov J. (Q)	Mpetshi Perricard G.	3 : 0
23	Vallejo D.	Monfils G. (WC)	1 : 3
24	Borges N.	Tien L. (14)	0 : 3
25	Fritz T. (9)	Blanch Dar. (WC)	3 : 0
26	Bellucci M.	Piros Z. (Q)	3 : 0
27	Ugo Carabelli C.	Struff J-L.	0 : 3
28	Misolic F.	Cerundolo F. (24)	0 : 3
29	Blockx A. (28)	Barrios Vera T. (Q)	3 : 0
30	Shang J.	Trungelliti M.	2 : 3
31	Basavareddy N. (Q)	Schoolkate T. (Q)	1 : 3
32	Comesana F.	Cobolli F. (5)	2 : 3
33	Medvedev D. (7)	Gaston H. (Q)	3 : 0
34	Gorzny S. (WC)	Collignon R.	3 : 2
35	Munar J.	Atmane T.	3 : 2
36	Shimabukuro S.	Rinderknech A. (26)	1 : 3
37	Vacherot V. (22)	Kovacevic A.	3 : 0
38	Majchrzak K.	Medjedovic H.	3 : 0
39	Vukic A.	Sakamoto R. (Q)	2 : 3
40	Damm M.	Tiafoe F. (11)	2 : 3
41	Nakashima B. (16)	Baez S.	3 : 0
42	Michelsen A.	Cina F. (Q)	3 : 0
43	Merida Aguilar D.	Fucsovics M.	3 : 0
44	Virtanen O. (LL)	Rublev A. (23)	2 : 3
45	Etcheverry T. M. (27)	Kopriva V.	3 : 0
46	Landaluce M.	Fearnley J. (LL)	2 : 3
47	Berrettini M.	Wawrinka S. (WC)	3 : 0
48	Navone M.	Djokovic N. (4)	3 : 2
49	Shelton B. (8)	Griekspoor T.	3 : 1
50	Dzumhur D.	Hurkacz H.	1 : 3
51	Kecmanovic M.	Shapovalov D.	1 : 3
52	van Assche L.	Norrie C. (29)	3 : 1
53	Lehecka J. (18)	Carreno-Busta P.	3 : 1
54	Samuel T. (Q)	Machac T.	3 : 0
55	Harris L. (Q)	Kennedy J. (WC)	3 : 0
56	Tsitsipas S.	Fils A. (10)	3 : 1
57	Bublik A. (15)	Wolf J.J. (WC)	3 : 1
58	Tirante T. A.	Mannarino A.	2 : 3
59	Prizmic D.	Shevchenko A.	3 : 2
60	Wong C. (Q)	Paul T. (20)	1 : 3
61	Arnaldi M. (30)	Duckworth J.	1 : 3
62	Wu Y.	Walton A.	3 : 0
63	Faria J.	Brooksby J.	3 : 2
64	Safiullin R.	Alcaraz C. (2)	0 : 3

1/32-finals

1	Zverev A. (1)	Halys Q.	3 : 2
2	Popyrin A.	Tabilo A. (25)	1 : 3
3	Darderi L. (21)	Svrcina D.	3 : 1
4	Sweeny D.	Musetti L. (13)	3 : 1
5	Bu Y.	Zheng M.	1 : 3
6	Svajda Z.	Gea A.	1 : 3
7	Bergs Z. (31)	De Jong J.	3 : 1
8	Van De Zandschulp B.	De Minaur A. (6)	3 : 0
9	Auger-Aliassime F. (3)	Khachanov K.	1 : 3
10	Bonzi B.	Buse I. (32)	3 : 0
11	Mensik J. (17)	Rodionov J.	3 : 1
12	Monfils G.	Tien L. (14)	0 : 3
13	Fritz T. (9)	Bellucci M.	3 : 0
14	Struff J-L.	Cerundolo F. (24)	2 : 3
15	Blockx A. (28)	Trungelliti M.	3 : 1
16	Schoolkate T.	Cobolli F. (5)	1 : 3
17	Medvedev D. (7)	Gorzny S.	3 : 0
18	Munar J.	Rinderknech A. (26)	0 : 3
19	Vacherot V. (22)	Majchrzak K.	3 : 1
20	Sakamoto R.	Tiafoe F. (11)	0 : 3
21	Nakashima B. (16)	Michelsen A.	0 : 3
22	Merida Aguilar D.	Rublev A. (23)	3 : 1
23	Etcheverry T. M. (27)	Fearnley J.	3 : 1
24	Berrettini M.	Navone M.	1 : 3
25	Shelton B. (8)	Hurkacz H.	3 : 1
26	Shapovalov D.	van Assche L.	3 : 0
27	Lehecka J. (18)	Samuel T.	3 : 0
28	Harris L.	Tsitsipas S.	1 : 3
29	Bublik A. (15)	Mannarino A.	3 : 0
30	Prizmic D.	Paul T. (20)	1 : 3
31	Duckworth J.	Wu Y.	0 : 3
32	Faria J.	Alcaraz C. (2)	1 : 3

1/16-finals

1	Zverev A. (1)	Tabilo A. (25)	3 : 0
2	Darderi L. (21)	Sweeny D.	3 : 0
3	Zheng M.	Gea A.	2 : 3
4	Bergs Z. (31)	Van De Zandschulp B.	2 : 3
5	Khachanov K.	Bonzi B.	3 : 0
6	Mensik J. (17)	Tien L. (14)	2 : 3
7	Fritz T. (9)	Cerundolo F. (24)	2 : 3
8	Blockx A. (28)	Cobolli F. (5)	3 : 1
9	Medvedev D. (7)	Rinderknech A. (26)	3 : 0
10	Vacherot V. (22)	Tiafoe F. (11)	0 : 3
11	Michelsen A.	Merida Aguilar D.	3 : 0
12	Etcheverry T. M. (27)	Navone M.	3 : 0
13	Shelton B. (8)	Shapovalov D.	3 : 1
14	Lehecka J. (18)	Tsitsipas S.	1 : 3
15	Bublik A. (15)	Paul T. (20)	2 : 3
16	Wu Y.	Alcaraz C. (2)	0 : 3

1/8-finals

1	Zverev A. (1)	Darderi L. (21)
2	Gea A.	Van De Zandschulp B.
3	Khachanov K.	Tien L. (14)
4	Cerundolo F. (24)	Blockx A. (28)
5	Medvedev D. (7)	Tiafoe F. (11)	0 : 3
6	Michelsen A.	Etcheverry T. M. (27)	3 : 0
7	Shelton B. (8)	Tsitsipas S.	3 : 0
8	Paul T. (20)	Alcaraz C. (2)	0 : 3

Quarter-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	Tiafoe F. (11)	Michelsen A.
4	Shelton B. (8)	Alcaraz C. (2)

Semi-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4

Final

1

TBD #1

TBD #2

ATP US Open Outrights

1. Alcaraz Carlos: 1.57 (46.92%)

2. Zverev Alexander: 3.28 (22.46%)

3. Shelton Ben: 8.33 (8.84%)

4. Tiafoe Frances: 16 (4.6%)

5. Tien Learner: 19 (3.88%)

6. Michelsen Alex: 37.67 (1.96%)

7. Medvedev Daniil: 41 (1.8%)

8. Tsitsipas Stefanos: 41 (1.8%)

9. Blockx Alexander: 46.33 (1.59%)

10. Khachanov Karen: 52 (1.42%)

11. Cerundolo Francisco: 65.33 (1.13%)

12. Ruud Casper: 67 (1.1%)

13. Etcheverry Tomas Martin: 100 (0.74%)

14. Darderi Luciano: 113.67 (0.65%)

15. Gea Arthur: 125.33 (0.59%)

16. Van De Zandschulp Botic: 133.67 (0.55%)

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