Pablo Carreno-Busta topples Denis Shapovalov 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Chengdu on Saturday. Carreno-Busta will square off with Alexander Bublik in the final.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Carreno-Busta conquered in the 6th game (4-2) before winning the set (6-3).
2nd set.
Similarly to the 1st set, the set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Spaniard conquered in the 7th game (4-3) before winning the set (6-4).
Statistics
At the end of the match, Carreno-Busta scored 52 points vs. the Canadian’s 44 points.
The Spaniard served pretty well to win 78% of the points (29/37) behind his first serve, and he won 72% points (13/18) on his second serve. Pablo was remarkable in converting all the break points (2/2). On the other side, Shapovalov wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/2). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Carreno-Busta and Shapovalov is 2-1 for Pablo.
Next Match: Pablo Carreno-Busta vs. Alexander Bublik – stats
Carreno-Busta will compete against Bublik in the final.
This will be the 2nd time that Pablo Carreno-Busta and Alexander Bublik play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Carreno-Busta (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Carreno-Busta won 6-4 2-6 7-61 in the quarter in Moscow back in 2016.
Tennis Scores in Chengdu
- Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander BublikBublik – Lloyd HarrisHarris (7-66 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Alexander BublikBublik (1-0) – See H2H details
