
Denis Shapovalov gets the better of Stan Wawrinka 6-4 7-5 in the quarter in St. Petersburg on Friday. Shapovalov will face Andrey Rublev in the semifinal.
Live score progression and stats
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Denis clinched in the 5th game (3-2) just before finally winning the set (6-4).
Shapovalov converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 40-A). On the other side, Wawrinka was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 4th game (2-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 73 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Canadian won just 3 more points than Stan (38-35). Denis conceded 14 points on serve (25-14). In addition, on the other side, Stan conceded 13 points on serve (21-13).
Denis won the set after he broke Stan in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 11th (6-5) game. The Swiss tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) game. Nevertheless, Denis kept the situation under control to win the set 7-5.
The Canadian converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (3-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Wawrinka converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 4th (1-2 30-40) and the 12th game (5-6 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 78 points. Shapovalov won 6 more points than the Swiss (42-36). The Canadian lost 12 points on serve (24-12). on the other side of the net, the Swiss conceded 18 points on serve (24-18).
The Canadian will add to his prize money $ 17,210 after winning this match. He has won already $ 53,830 up to now in this competition. If he wins the next match, Denis will add $ 21,175 to his earnings to get in total $ 75,005.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Denis scored 80 points vs. Wawrinka’s 71.
Denis served pretty well to win 84% of the points (42/50) behind his first serve. Yet he won only 28% points (7/25) on his second serve. The Canadian won this match even if he was struggling when converting his break points as he converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Stan was struggling when converting his break points (only 14% – 1/7). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this contest, the head to head between Shapovalov and Wawrinka is 2-1 for Denis.
Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Stan Wawrinka St. Petersburg Open – St. Petersburg
Draw and next match H2H: Denis Shapovalov vs. Andrey Rublev – stats
Shapovalov will fight against Rublev in the semifinal.
This will be the 4th time that Denis Shapovalov and Andrey Rublev play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), but Rublev leads 1-0 on I.hard.
Tennis Scores in St. Petersburg
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (6-4 7-5) – Stats and score progression
- Milos RaonicRaonic – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-1 7-61) – Stats and score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (7-63 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-2 6-1) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Borna CoricCoric – Milos RaonicRaonic (0-1) – H2H details and stats
- Andrey RublevRublev – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (1-2) – H2H details and stats












