Ben Shelton vs. Brandon Nakashima: How to watch, odds and stats

A pair of Americans ranked in the ATP Tour's top 40 players, No. 21 Ben Shelton and No. 37 Brandon Nakashima, clash in the first round of the Australian Open.

The two players have met twice in their professional careers, and both matches happened last year, in 2024. Shelton won both matches in two sets, one of which took place on hardcourt at the DC Open and the other having been played on clay at the US Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston.

Shelton has not played a competitive match this season, while Nakashima lost his only contest in two sets to Lorenzo Sonego on hardcourt at the Hong Kong Open in late December.

As is the case with all Australian Open matches at the time of writing, a date and time has not been announced for this match. Daily schedules will be released every day around 2 AM ET (6 PM Australian Eastern Daylight Time) for the next day's run of play.

Here, we have all you need to know about Shelton and Nakashima's match in the first round of the Australian Open, including how to watch, odds and stats.

How to watch Ben Shelton vs. Brandon Nakashima, TV channel and streaming

Ben Shelton vs. Brandon Nakashima will be broadcast on either ESPN or ESPN2, which can be viewed via cable TV or live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.

Streaming will be available via ESPN+.

Ben Shelton vs. Brandon Nakashima date

Ben Shelton vs. Brandon Nakashima is scheduled for Monday, January 13th. The start time and court are yet to be announced.

Ben Shelton vs. Brandon Nakashima odds

Moneyline Odds

Ben Shelton	-225
Brandon Nakashima	+175

Set Betting

Final Score	Ben Shelton to win	Brandon Nakashima to win
3-0	+250	+900
3-1	+275	+600
3-2	+400	+550

Total Sets

3 Sets	+162
4 Sets	+160
5 Sets	+200

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Ben Shelton vs. Brandon Nakashima stats

• Ben Shelton is 2-0 all-time against Brandon Nakashima.
• Shelton has won two career titles; Nakashima has won one.
• Nakashima has a 95-81 win-loss record in his career while Shelton is 71-53 overall.
• On hardcourt throughout his career, Shelton wins 69 percent of service points but just 32 percent of return points.
• Nakashima has won 68 percent of his service points and 35 percent of return points throughout his professional career.
• Shelton's career-best finish at the Australian Open was making the quarterfinals of the 2023 edition, while Nakashima's appearances in Melbourne ended with first-round losses in both 2022 and 2023.

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Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.