Daniel Merida Aguilar vs Ben Shelton predictions, May 24, 2026

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As the ATP Roland Garros unfolds, fans will be eagerly anticipating the clash between Daniel Merida Aguilar and Ben Shelton on May 24, 2026. The match, taking place at Aguilar’s home venue, presents an intriguing contest between two players currently navigating similar recent forms. Both have secured 2 victories in their last 5 matches, indicating a parity in performance that could foster a competitive atmosphere.

Aguilar, while looking to leverage home-court advantage, will need to enhance his consistency to challenge Shelton, who has exhibited powerful baseline play and athleticism throughout the clay season. Shelton’s dynamic style allows him to dictate rallies and capitalize on any lapses in his opponent’s game, which poses a significant threat to Aguilar.

Bookmakers have installed Shelton as the clear favorite with odds of 1.29 compared to Aguilar’s 3.68, suggesting strong confidence in the American’s ability to secure a victory. Predictive models forecast a straight-set win for Shelton (0:3), emphasizing his potential tactical edge.

As fans prepare for this matchup, the outcome remains uncertain, with both players possessing the capacity to shift momentum and dictate play on the court.

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Merida Aguilar 26%

Shelton 74%

Prediction (the most likely score): 0:3

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	4.05		1.27
	3.6		1.29
	3.93		1.3	Watch and Bet
	3.6		1.29
	3.5		1.27

Latest Results

13.05.26 Aleksandar Kovacevic – Daniel Merida Aguilar – 2:1 07.05.26 Nikoloz Basilashvili – Daniel Merida Aguilar – 2:1 05.05.26 Daniel Merida Aguilar – Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera – 2:1 04.05.26 Daniel Merida Aguilar – Mackenzie McDonald – 2:0 27.04.26 Stefanos Tsitsipas – Daniel Merida Aguilar – 2:0

19.05.26 Daniel Altmaier – Ben Shelton – 2:1 18.05.26 Marcos Giron – Ben Shelton – 1:2 09.05.26 Nikoloz Basilashvili – Ben Shelton – 2:1 24.04.26 Ben Shelton – Dino Prizmic – 1:2 19.04.26 Flavio Cobolli – Ben Shelton – 0:2

Facts

Merida Aguilar is ranked ATP: 86. Shelton is ranked ATP: 6.

The recent form of both competitors has been shaky.

Merida Aguilar may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

In this match, Shelton is a strong favorite.

Recently, there has been no match between the players.

Standings

Draw

Singles – Qualification

Quarter-finals

1	De Jong J. (1)	Sun F.	2 : 0
2	Simakin I.	Draxl L.	1 : 2
3	Ghibaudo A. (WC)	Zheng M.	0 : 2
4	Ficovich J. P.	Travaglia S. (29)	1 : 2
5	Shimabukuro S. (2)	Sakellaridis S.	1 : 2
6	Houkes M.	Cecchinato M.	0 : 2
7	Pellegrino A.	Moreno De Alboran N.	2 : 0
8	Grenier H.	Harris L. (31)	0 : 2
9	Nava E. (3)	Bu Y.	2 : 0
10	Seyboth Wild T.	Hsu Y. H.	2 : 0
11	Ymer E.	Fery A.	0 : 2
12	Sakamoto R.	Martinez P. (24)	0 : 2
13	Wong C. (4)	Harris B.	2 : 1
14	McCabe J.	Kolar Z.	0 : 2
15	Bertrand R. (WC)	Glinka D.	0 : 2
16	Prado Angelo J. C.	McDonald M. (18)	2 : 0
17	Maestrelli F. (5)	Noguchi R.	2 : 1
18	Midon L.	Carballes Baena R.	0 : 2
19	Dodig M.	Zhou Y.	2 : 1
20	Cuenin S. (WC)	Dellien H. (21)	0 : 2
21	Molcan A. (6)	Crawford O.	2 : 1
22	Dougaz A.	Gill F.	1 : 2
23	Fatic N.	Mikrut L.	2 : 0
24	Giustino L.	Jacquet K. (32)	0 : 2
25	Damm M. (7)	Samuel T.	0 : 2
26	Goffin D. (WC)	Tseng C. H.	2 : 0
27	Bueno G.	Bax F. (WC)	2 : 0
28	Sachko V.	Pinnington Jones J. (25)	2 : 1
29	Svrcina D. (8)	Den Ouden G.	2 : 1
30	Ferreira Silva F.	Gomez F. A.	1 : 2
31	Olivieri G. A.	Faurel T. (WC)	0 : 2
32	Clarke J.	Sweeny D. (23)	2 : 0
33	Basilashvili N. (9)	Boscardin Dias P.	0 : 2
34	Barrena A.	Galarneau A.	1 : 2
35	Cina F.	Watanuki Y.	2 : 0
36	Tomic B.	Echargui M. (28)	2 : 1
37	Faria J. (10)	Dimitrov G.	2 : 1
38	Smith C.	Guillen Meza A.	2 : 0
39	Moro Canas A.	Napolitano S.	2 : 1
40	Neumayer L.	Bolt A. (26)	2 : 0
41	Rocha H. (11)	Piros Z.	2 : 0
42	Gojo B.	Gueymard Wayenburg S. (WC)	2 : 0
43	Heide G.	Added D.	2 : 0
44	Rodionov J.	Lajovic D. (20)	2 : 0
45	Gaubas V. (12)	Coria F.	2 : 0
46	Reis Da Silva J.	Hemery C. (WC)	2 : 0
47	Broom C.	Blanchet U.	1 : 2
48	Mejia N.	Llamas Ruiz P. (27)	0 : 2
49	Choinski J. (13)	Andrade A.	2 : 0
50	Herbert P.	Uchida K.	2 : 0
51	Broady L.	Cadenasso G.	0 : 2
52	Rodesch C.	Riedi L. (17)	0 : 2
53	Budkov Kjaer N. (14)	Bailly G. A.	2 : 1
54	Kym J.	Gentzsch T.	0 : 2
55	Schwaerzler J. J.	Chidekh C.	2 : 0
56	Lajal M.	Safiullin R. (30)	0 : 2
57	Schoolkate T. (15)	Coppejans K.	2 : 1
58	Blanch Dar.	Skatov T.	2 : 0
59	Pavlovic L.	Wendelken H.	2 : 1
60	Mayot H.	Barrios Vera T. (22)	1 : 2
61	Virtanen O. (16)	Holmgren A.	0 : 2
62	Evans D.	Jade D. (WC)	0 : 2
63	Diaz Acosta F.	O’Connell C.	2 : 1
64	Bertola R.	Mochizuki S. (19)	2 : 1

Semi-finals

1	De Jong J. (1)	Draxl L.	2 : 1
2	Zheng M.	Travaglia S. (29)	2 : 0
3	Sakellaridis S.	Cecchinato M.	0 : 2
4	Pellegrino A.	Harris L. (31)	2 : 1
5	Nava E. (3)	Seyboth Wild T.	2 : 0
6	Fery A.	Martinez P. (24)	1 : 2
7	Wong C. (4)	Kolar Z.	2 : 1
8	Glinka D.	Prado Angelo J. C.	0 : 2
9	Maestrelli F. (5)	Carballes Baena R.	1 : 2
10	Dodig M.	Dellien H. (21)	0 : 2
11	Molcan A. (6)	Gill F.	1 : 2
12	Fatic N.	Jacquet K. (32)	1 : 2
13	Samuel T.	Goffin D.	2 : 1
14	Bueno G.	Sachko V.	2 : 0
15	Svrcina D. (8)	Gomez F. A.	2 : 0
16	Faurel T.	Clarke J.	2 : 0
17	Boscardin Dias P.	Galarneau A.	1 : 2
18	Cina F.	Tomic B.	2 : 0
19	Faria J. (10)	Smith C.	2 : 1
20	Moro Canas A.	Neumayer L.	0 : 2
21	Rocha H. (11)	Gojo B.	1 : 2
22	Heide G.	Rodionov J.	0 : 2
23	Gaubas V. (12)	Reis Da Silva J.	2 : 1
24	Blanchet U.	Llamas Ruiz P. (27)	0 : 2
25	Choinski J. (13)	Herbert P. (WO.)
26	Cadenasso G.	Riedi L. (17)	1 : 2
27	Budkov Kjaer N. (14)	Gentzsch T.	0 : 2
28	Schwaerzler J. J.	Safiullin R. (30)	0 : 2
29	Schoolkate T. (15)	Blanch Dar.	0 : 2
30	Pavlovic L.	Barrios Vera T. (22)	2 : 1
31	Holmgren A.	Jade D.	2 : 0
32	Diaz Acosta F.	Bertola R.	2 : 0

Final

1	De Jong J. (1)	Zheng M.	0 : 2
2	Cecchinato M.	Pellegrino A.	0 : 2
3	Nava E. (3)	Martinez P. (24)
4	Wong C. (4)	Prado Angelo J. C.	1 : 2
5	Carballes Baena R.	Dellien H. (21)
6	Gill F.	Jacquet K. (32)
7	Samuel T.	Bueno G.	2 : 1
8	Svrcina D. (8)	Faurel T.	0 : 2
9	Galarneau A.	Cina F.	1 : 2
10	Faria J. (10)	Neumayer L.	2 : 0
11	Gojo B.	Rodionov J.
12	Gaubas V. (12)	Llamas Ruiz P. (27)
13	Herbert P.	Riedi L. (17)
14	Gentzsch T.	Safiullin R. (30)
15	Blanch Dar.	Pavlovic L.
16	Holmgren A.	Diaz Acosta F.	1 : 2

ATP Roland Garros Outrights

1. Sinner Jannik: 1.3 (38.82%)

2. Alcaraz Carlos: 2.63 (19.12%)

3. Zverev Alexander: 10.5 (4.79%)

4. Djokovic Novak: 13 (3.87%)

5. Musetti Lorenzo: 21 (2.39%)

6. Fils Arthur: 21 (2.39%)

7. Ruud Casper: 21 (2.39%)

8. Jodar Rafael: 23 (2.19%)

9. Medvedev Daniil: 41 (1.23%)

10. Fonseca Joao: 42.5 (1.18%)

11. Draper Jack: 51 (0.99%)

12. Mensik Jakub: 71 (0.71%)

13. Paul Tommy: 74 (0.68%)

14. Cerundolo Francisco: 76 (0.66%)

15. Auger-Aliassime Felix: 84 (0.6%)

16. De Minaur Alex: 91 (0.55%)

17. Tsitsipas Stefanos: 101 (0.5%)

18. Lehecka Jiri: 103.5 (0.49%)

19. Cobolli Flavio: 113.5 (0.44%)

20. Khachanov Karen: 116 (0.43%)

21. Bublik Alexander: 116 (0.43%)

22. Fritz Taylor: 116 (0.43%)

23. Rublev Andrey: 126 (0.4%)

24. Davidovich Fokina Alejandro: 126 (0.4%)

25. Shelton Ben: 126 (0.4%)

26. Hurkacz Hubert: 151 (0.33%)

27. Korda Sebastian: 151 (0.33%)

28. Machac Tomas: 151 (0.33%)

29. Blockx Alexander: 151 (0.33%)

30. Prizmic Dino: 151 (0.33%)

31. Darderi Luciano: 151 (0.33%)

32. Tiafoe Frances: 176 (0.29%)

33. Vacherot Valentin: 201 (0.25%)

34. Norrie Cameron: 201 (0.25%)

35. Dimitrov Grigor: 201 (0.25%)

36. Tabilo Alejandro: 201 (0.25%)

37. Tien Learner: 226 (0.22%)

38. Berrettini Matteo: 226 (0.22%)

39. Griekspoor Tallon: 226 (0.22%)

40. Shapovalov Denis: 226 (0.22%)

41. Mpetshi Perricard Giovanni: 251 (0.2%)

42. Rinderknech Arthur: 251 (0.2%)

43. Medjedovic Hamad: 251 (0.2%)

44. Landaluce Martin: 251 (0.2%)

45. Vallejo Adolfo Daniel: 251 (0.2%)

46. Etcheverry Tomas Martin: 251 (0.2%)

47. Arnaldi Matteo: 251 (0.2%)

48. Navone Mariano: 251 (0.2%)

49. Humbert Ugo: 276 (0.18%)

50. Nakashima Brandon: 301 (0.17%)

51. Monfils Gael: 326 (0.15%)

52. Popyrin Alexei: 326 (0.15%)

53. Cilic Marin: 351 (0.14%)

54. Carreno-Busta Pablo: 351 (0.14%)

55. Buse Ignacio: 351 (0.14%)

56. Baez Sebastian: 401 (0.13%)

57. Moutet Corentin: 401 (0.13%)

58. Borges Nuno: 401 (0.13%)

59. Marozsan Fabian: 401 (0.13%)

60. Munar Jaume: 401 (0.13%)

61. Wawrinka Stan: 401 (0.13%)

62. Kopriva Vit: 401 (0.13%)

63. Diallo Gabriel: 401 (0.13%)

64. Comesana Francisco: 401 (0.13%)

65. Kecmanovic Miomir: 401 (0.13%)

66. Quinn Ethan: 401 (0.13%)

67. Hanfmann Yannick: 401 (0.13%)

68. Burruchaga Roman Andres: 401 (0.13%)

69. Collignon Raphael: 401 (0.13%)

70. Garin Cristian: 401 (0.13%)

71. Merida Aguilar Daniel: 401 (0.13%)

72. Van De Zandschulp Botic: 401 (0.13%)

73. Ugo Carabelli Camilo: 401 (0.13%)

74. Trungelliti Marco: 401 (0.13%)

75. Cerundolo Juan Manuel: 401 (0.13%)

76. Tirante Thiago Agustin: 401 (0.13%)

77. Michelsen Alex: 451 (0.11%)

78. Gea Arthur: 501 (0.1%)

79. Opelka Reilly: 501 (0.1%)

80. Sonego Lorenzo: 501 (0.1%)

81. Majchrzak Kamil: 501 (0.1%)

82. Struff Jan-Lennard: 501 (0.1%)

83. Hijikata Rinky: 501 (0.1%)

84. Halys Quentin: 501 (0.1%)

85. Giron Marcos: 501 (0.1%)

86. Altmaier Daniel: 501 (0.1%)

87. Ofner Sebastian: 501 (0.1%)

88. Spizzirri Eliot: 501 (0.1%)

89. Kypson Patrick: 501 (0.1%)

90. Shevchenko Alexander: 501 (0.1%)

91. Vukic Aleksandar: 501 (0.1%)

92. Svajda Zachary: 501 (0.1%)

93. Bautista-Agut Roberto: 501 (0.1%)

94. Brooksby Jenson: 501 (0.1%)

95. Atmane Terence: 501 (0.1%)

96. Duckworth James: 501 (0.1%)

97. Kovacevic Aleksandar: 501 (0.1%)

98. Royer Valentin: 501 (0.1%)

99. Wu Yibing: 501 (0.1%)

100. Fucsovics Marton: 501 (0.1%)

101. Bergs Zizou: 501 (0.1%)

102. Bellucci Mattia: 501 (0.1%)

103. Muller Alexandre: 501 (0.1%)

104. Fearnley Jacob: 501 (0.1%)

105. Zhang Zhizhen: 501 (0.1%)

106. van Assche Luca: 501 (0.1%)

107. Kokkinakis Thanasi: 501 (0.1%)

108. Dzumhur Damir: 501 (0.1%)

109. Mannarino Adrian: 501 (0.1%)

110. Gaston Hugo: 501 (0.1%)

111. Walton Adam: 501 (0.1%)

112. Basavareddy Nishesh: 501 (0.1%)

113. Kouame Moise: 501 (0.1%)

114. Droguet Titouan: 501 (0.1%)

115. Bonzi Benjamin: 501 (0.1%)

116. Tabur Clement: 501 (0.1%)

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