Denis Shapovalov victorious over Yuichi Sugita 7-5 6-2 in the semifinal in Stockholm on Saturday. Shapovalov will try to go further in the tournament when he will face Filip Krajinovic in the final.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
The Canadian won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 6th (2-4) game, Shapovalov broke back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set 7-5.
2nd set.
Shapovalov commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Sugita in the 1st game (1-0). Denis reinforced his lead after breaking the Japanese in the 5th (4-1) game before conquering the set (6-2).
Statistics
At the end of the match, the Canadian scored 65 points vs. Yuichi’s 51 points.
The Canadian served very well to win 90% of the points (28/31) behind his first serve. However he won only 44% points (11/25) on his second serve. Denis blasted 11 aces and he committed 4 double faults. The Canadian was pretty good in converting 80% of the break points that he procured (4/5). On the other side, Yuichi was far from perfect in converting his break points because he converted only 25% of his break points (1/4). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this contest, the head to head between Shapovalov and Sugita is 2-0 for Denis.
Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Yuichi Sugita Intrum Stockholm Open – Stockholm
Shapovalov’s Interview
Next Match: Denis Shapovalov vs. Filip Krajinovic – stats
Shapovalov will play Krajinovic in the final.
There is no head to head record between Denis Shapovalov and Filip Krajinovic since this will be the first time that they will face off at pro level.
Tennis Scores in Stockholm
- Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (4-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Yuichi SugitaSugita (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic (0-0) – See H2H details
