And if...

This will be the first meeting between the two men, perhaps an advantage for our showman Ben Shelton!

"Offer him a different kind of tennis, surprise him...". If we can easily imagine the Serbian big logical favorite of this meeting, Ben Shelton has in any case the approach and the game to destabilize him. Big service, maximum risk taking in important moments, aggressiveness, big mental progress and public with him. A few big problems in anticipation: he plays the guy who now has the most experience in the history of tennis at this stage of the competition. He plays the best returner in the world. Djoko has a lot less air holes. Djoko's level from the baseline risks making him overplay. Also note that physically, Shelton looks a little more blunt than his opponent. He played, until the day before yesterday, the mixed doubles. In short, it stinks for our friend Shelton who will be able to play relaxed by being creative. It can be a set, or even two if we are very nice, but you cannot make a hold in such a format and in such an important match for the Serb. Sorry in advance for those who expected something else from my analysis, but unfortunately I don't see any surprises coming, even if I think Shelton has more chances against Djoko than Medvedev against Alcaraz.