PARIS RESULTS. Astonishing Shapovalov exterminates Monfils in the quarter to play Nadal in the final 4

BNP PARIBAS MASTERS - PARIS RESULTS. Shapovalov extinguishes Monfils to compete against Rafael Nadal in the semifinal

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Denis Shapovalov vs. Gael Monfils

Denis Shapovalov powers past Gael Monfils 6-2 6-2 in the quarter in Paris on Friday after playing a superlative match to clash against Rafael Nadal in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Denis in this set was too good for Gael and eventually he won 6-2 after breaking Gael in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

A crucial moment of the match was when Shapovalov won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 5-1.

2nd set.

Shapovalov conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Monfils in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. The Canadian managed to strengthen his lead after breaking Gael in the 3rd (3-0) game before winning the set (6-2).

A crucial moment of the match was when the Canadian won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Shapovalov scored 59 points vs. Gael’s 36 points.

Denis served pretty well to win 92% of the points (23/25) behind his first serve, and he won 64% points (9/14) on his second serve. Denis didn’t lose the focus when converting 80% of the break points that he procured (4/5). On the other side, the French Player wasn’t able to conquer any break point. That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Shapovalov and Monfils is 1-1.

Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Gael Monfils BNP Paribas Masters – Paris

Shapovalov’s Interview

After the contest, Denis reflected:

“It was one of those matches where nothing was really going wrong for me. I felt like any shot I hit was finding its way into the court. Everything went for me, so I am super happy to get the win.

I feel like with that title with Stockholm, it kind of gave me a sense of calmness, relief. I’ve just been able to enjoy the last couple weeks of the season and, because of that, I feel like I’ve been able to play really well.”

Next Match: Denis Shapovalov vs. Rafael Nadal – stats

Shapovalov will take on Nadal in the semifinal.

This will be the 3rd time that Denis Shapovalov and Rafael Nadal play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Shapovalov and Nadal (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.

The last time that they played each other, Nadal won 6-4 6-1 in the 3rd round in Rome back in 2018.

Tennis Scores in Paris

Upcoming matches

  • Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (8-1) – See H2H details
  • Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Rafael NadalNadal (1-1) – See H2H details