Shapovalov looking forward to play Auger-Aliassime after clobbering Tomic. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Shapovalov sweeps aside Tomic to square off with Felix Auger Aliassime in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Shapovalov And Felix Auger Aliassime

Denis Shapovalov too good for Bernard Tomic 6-1 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Melbourne on Wednesday after playing an impressive match to square off with Felix Auger Aliassime in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 47 minutes. This run will match his most significant achievement in this slam. Here you can see his history at this event.

Shapovalov
Melbourne
Shapovalov's Record

Denis added to his prize money $ 65,000 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 215,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Shapovalov will add $ 105,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 320,000 in total.

Shapovalov was elated about the match and he sounded extremely excited to face his dear friend in the next round. He commented:

“For sure I’m excited to play Felix. Canadians never want to play Canadians.”

Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Bernard Tomic Australian Open – Melbourne

Shapovalov’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Shapovalov
Tomic
Denis Shapovalov
6-1 6-3 6-2
1h:47
Bernard Tomic
108
108
Total points
70
70
42
42
Winners
29
29
39%
39%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
22
22
Unforced
40
40
35%
35%
Ratio Unforced
65%
65%
13/15
13/15
Net Approaches
4/9
4/9
87%
87%
Perc
44%
44%
-- Serve --
16
16
Aces
6
6
7
7
Double Faults
5
5
60%
60%
1st in
54%
54%
84%
84%
1st won
57%
57%
42/50
42/50
1st won
29/51
29/51
55%
55%
2nd won
41%
41%
18/33
18/33
2nd won
18/44
18/44
205
205
Fastest serve
204
204
184
184
AVG 1st Serve
182
182
162
162
AVG 2nd Serve
153
153
-- Break Points --
6/11
6/11
Total
0/7
0/7
55%
55%
Won
0%
0%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, Shapovalov scored 108 points vs. Bernard’s 70.

Shapovalov

Denis served exceptionally well to win 84% of the points (42/50) behind his first serve, and he won 55% points (18/33) on his second serve. Shapovalov fired 16 aces and he committed 7 double faults. Shapovalov was pretty effective at converting 55% of the break points that he conquered (6/11).

Tomic

On the other side, Tomic wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/7). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Shapovalov and Tomic is 1-0 for Denis.

Draw and next match H2H: Denis Shapovalov vs. Felix Auger Aliassime – stats

Shapovalov will fight against Auger Aliassime in the 3rd round.

This will be the 5th time that Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger Aliassime play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Shapovalov won 6-1 6-1 6-4 in the 1st round in Us open back in 2019.

Denis Shapovalov Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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Shapovalov enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Auger Aliassime in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. The Canadian managed to boost his lead after breaking the Australian in the 3rd (3-0) and in the 7th (6-1) game before conquering the set.

A defining moment of this set was when the Canadian won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to convert the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

They played 42 points. Shapovalov was the winner of the set after clinching 16 points more than Tomic (29-13). The Canadian was extremely solid on serve to drop just 2 points (12-2). on the other side of the net, Bernard conceded 17 points on serve (11-17).

2nd Set -
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Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Shapovalov clinched in the 4th game (3-1) before finally conquering the set (6-3).

They played 86 points. Denis conquered the set after winning 10 points more than the Australian (48-38). Denis dropped 16 points on serve (31-16). On the other side, Bernard conceded 17 points on serve (22-17).

3rd Set -
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Shapovalov took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Auger Aliassime in the 1st game (1-0). Shapovalov managed to boost his lead after breaking Tomic in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

They played 47 points. The Canadian was the one to win the set after conquering 25 points more than Tomic (36-11). Denis was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (18-3). On the losing side, Tomic conceded 18 points on serve (8-18).

 

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