SYDNEY RESULTS. Spirited Novak Djokovic survives Shapovalov in the quarter of the ATP Cup

ATP CUP - BRISBANE, PERTH, SYDNEY RESULTS. Djokovic outlasts Shapovalov

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Denis Shapovalov

Novak Djokovic outlasts Denis Shapovalov 4-6 6-1 7-64 in the quarter in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney on Friday after conquering a huge battle.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Shapovalov conquered in the 9th game (5-4) before winning the set (6-4).

Novak capitulated the 9th game (5-4) when he had a strong 40-0 lead while on serve.

2nd set.

Djokovic was too strong to drop just 1 game before breaking the Canadian 2 times and win the set 6-1.

Denis had no answers in the last 5 games of the set (from 1-1 to 6-1).

3rd set.

Novak won the set after he broke Denis in the 9th (5-4) game. The Canadian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Yet, Novak didn’t lose the lead before winning the set at the following breaker at 4.

The Serbian failed to serve out the set when leading 5-4 to be broken at 30.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Djokovic scored 100 points vs. Denis’s 91 points.

Novak was pretty focused in converting 60% of the break points that he conquered (3/5). On the other side, Denis wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 29% – 2/7). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this encounter, the head to head between Djokovic and Shapovalov is 5-0 for Novak.

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