Denis Shapovalov is performing extremely well during this Wimbledon edition to reach the fourth round after beating local favorite Andy Murray.
After this run, Denis Shapovalov is back in the top 10 in the live rankings. He can become the new world number 8 or 9 after Wimbledon only if he wins the tournament.
Here the live rankings.
Shapovalov in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.12, the Canadian has a composed 20-13 win-loss record in 2021. Denis is competing in Wimbledon where he overcame Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 4-6 6-3 5-7 6-4, Pablo Andujar w/o and Andy Murray 6-4 6-2 6-2.
Denis Shapovalov will come up against the world no.10 Roberto Bautista-Agut in the 4th round. In the past, they have never competed against each other so far in top events.
The Canadian was the runner-up in Geneva (Gonet Geneva Open).
Andy Murray in 2021
At the moment ranked no.118, Andy played his last match on the 2nd of July when he was overcome by world no.12 Denis Shapovalov 6-4 6-2 6-2 in the 3rd round of the Wimbledon (draw).
This season Murray has an overall 8-5 record. Andy Murray’s best performance of this season was reaching the final in the Biella 1 Challenger.
Denis Shapovalov and Andy Murray fought against each other just on 1 occasion. The head to head is 1-0 for Shapovalov. When they played, Denis Shapovalov won 6-4 6-2 6-2 in the 3rd round in London (Wimbledon) on the 2nd of July 2021.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Denis Shapovalov and Andy Murray |
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