Ben Shelton vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Stuttgart Open

Prediction published on 10/06/2025, 22:21  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 10/06/2025 at 22:27 in Tennis Predictions

Herbert Pierre-Hugues will face off with third seed Ben Shelton at the Stuttgart Open on Wednesday. This match will mark the first-ever meeting between the two players, with the winner clashing with Jiri Lehecka or Jan-Lennard Struff. We have a prediction below.

Ben Shelton will be looking to build on his run to the fourth round at the French Open. He was beaten by eventual winner Carlos Alcaraz, and in all fairness, very few expected that he’d win that match.

In the second round at Stuttgart, though, failure to win will be considered a major upset. The American has won 17 of his 28 matches this season, but this is the first on grass.

Pierre-Hugues came through the qualifying rounds, beating world No. 259 Maximilian Marterer and Li Tu to secure his first-round berth.

He was expected to struggle in the opening round but had luck his way, as his opponent Damir Dzumhur retired with injury in the second set. At the time Dzumhur pulled out, Pierre-Hugues was leading 6-4, 3-0.

Here’s another match he goes in as the underdog, but he will hope to carry a giant-killing instinct. With just one loss in his last five matches, the Frenchman will feel confident. He has just made it past the first round in four attempts.