Denis Shapovalov bests Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the quarter in Rome on Saturday. Shapovalov will face off with Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the semifinal.
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The Canadian in this set was too strong for the Bulgarian and eventually he won 6-2 after breaking the Bulgarian in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.
Shapovalov converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Canadian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 41 points. The Canadian conquered the set after winning 9 more points than the Bulgarian (25-16). Denis conceded 5 points on serve (16-5). On the losing side, Grigor conceded 9 points on serve (11-9).
The Bulgarian won the set after he broke the Canadian in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (5-3) game. The Canadian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (3-2) game. Yet, Dimitrov kept the focus to conquer the set 6-3.
Dimitrov converted 100% of his break points (2/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40). On the other side, Denis was unerring in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-1 30-40) and the 5th game (1-3 15-40).
They contested 57 points. Dimitrov conquered the set after winning 7 points more than Shapovalov (32-25). The Bulgarian lost 12 points on serve (19-12). on the other side of the court, Denis conceded 13 points on serve (13-13).
Shapovalov took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Dimitrov in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. The Canadian reinforced his lead after breaking Grigor in the 8th (6-2) game before managing to win the set.
Denis converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Denis didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 40 points. Denis won 8 more points than Dimitrov (24-16). Denis was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (16-4). In addition, on the other side, the Bulgarian conceded 8 points on serve (12-8).
The Canadian will add to his prize money € 25,000 after conquering this match. He has won already € 100,000 until now in this competition. If he wins the next match, the Canadian will add € 50,000 to his earnings to get in total € 150,000.
Stats: aces, double faults and breaks
At the end of the match, Denis scored 74 points vs. Grigor’s 64.
Shapovalov served extremely well to win 80% of the points (28/35) behind his first serve, and he won 53% points (17/32) on his second serve. Denis was pretty focused in converting 56% of the break points that he procured (5/9). On the other side, the Bulgarian was absolutely great in converting all his break points (2/2). However, that was not enough to win the match.
After this contest, the head to head between Shapovalov and Dimitrov is 1-2 for Grigor.
Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Grigor Dimitrov Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome
Draw and next match H2H: Denis Shapovalov vs. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman – stats
Shapovalov will face Sebastian Schwartzman in the semifinal.
There is no head to head record between Denis Shapovalov and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Rome
- Casper RuudRuud – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (4-6 6-3 7-65) – Stats and score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Dominik KoepferKoepfer (6-3 4-6 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (6-2 3-6 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Rafael NadalNadal (6-2 7-5) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Casper RuudRuud (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (0-0) – H2H details and stats
