Carlos Alcaraz vs Ben Shelton Laver Cup 2024 Match Predictions

On the second day of the Laver Cup 2024, Team Europe's Carlos Alcaraz will take on Team World’s Ben Shelton. Alcaraz has been struggling with injury in recent times. In 2024 he started well by reaching the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and then he won the French Open and Wimbledon. But he lost the Olympic gold medal to Novak Djokovic.

In his North American swing, he lost the Cincinnati Open and US Open exiting in the second round which was disastrous for him. But now he won both of his singles matches at the Davis Cup. The Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz stands at No. 2 and Ben Shelton stands at No. 13 in the ATP Tennis rankings. 

Not a Good opening for Carlos

Carlos started his Laver Cup with a doubles match teaming with Alexander Zverev. Both lost their match against Team World’s Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton 7-6(5), 6-4 in straight sets. The American Ben Shelton in his tennis career had the best result of reaching the fourth round of the Wimbledon tournament. At the Master's level, his best finish was a quarter-final finish at the Cincinnati Open. 

Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton previously played a match at last year's Canadian Open and Shelton lost to the world's top seed in straight sets. Alcaraz will now continue his good rhythm in the Laver Cup tournament. He played very well in his last few matches which was not the case during the US Open tournament.  

Shelton played 8 matches against the world's top 20 tennis players and lost all the matches. Carlos Alcaraz will have an added advantage as he previously defeated Shelton at the Canadian Open. Our prediction is Carlos Alcaraz will win Shelton in straight sets. 

The Laver Cup will be played between Team Europe and Team World where top tennis seeds will rumble as a team. Team Europe has top seeds like Carlos Alcaraz, Dimitrov, and Zverev while Team World has Taylor Fritz, Tiafoe, and Kokkinakis. 

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