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H2H prediction Denis Shapovalov vs. Ugo Humbert | Auckland odds, preview, pick

Auckland. Shapovalov and Humbert will square off in the quarter of the ASB Classic. See the H2H stats, betting odds, preview and predictions of their next match

Mark Hall

15 January 2020

Prediction and head to head Denis Shapovalov vs. Ugo Humbert

Denis Shapovalov and Ugo Humbert will square off in the quarter of ASB Classic for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 4:30 pm on STADIUM.

Denis Shapovalov: results and record

Ranked no. 13 (career high), the Canadian reached the quarter after defeating Vasek Pospisil 6-4 7-6².

Previous match vs. Vasek Pospisil

In the 2^nd round, Denis had a good straight sets win against Pospisil (6-4 7-6²). During the match Shapovalov scored 78 points vs. Pospisil’s 75. The Canadian was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.

Talking about serving, Shapovalov blasted 12 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Denis Shapovalov lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Shapovalov put 57% of his first serves in, winning 80% (33/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (15/31) on the 2nd serve. The Canadian broke Pospisil twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).

Shapovalov winning performance

Shapovalov has a weak record in the last 6 years having won 37% of his matches (279-163). 3-2 on hard in 2020 In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Shapovalov has a 137-95 record in the last 6 years on hard.

Shapovalov has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2020, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Auckland

Denis had to surrender in the 1^st round 4-6 6-4 6-4 to Joao Sousa.

Ugo Humbert: results and record

Ranked no. 57, Ugo got to the quarter after defeating Casper Ruud 7-6³ 2-6 6-3 and Marco Cecchinato 6-1 6-4.

Previous match vs. Marco Cecchinato

In the 2^nd round, Ugo had a good straight sets win against Cecchinato (6-1 6-4). During the match Humbert scored 55 points vs. Cecchinato’s 35. Ugo was extremely aggressive to blast 27 winners.

Talking about serving, Humbert blasted 8 aces and he was extremely solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Ugo Humbert was extremely effective on serve to win 87% (27/31) of his 1st serve and 82% (9/11) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The French Player broke Cecchinato 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The French Player has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

Humbert winning performance

Humbert has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 68% of his matches (165-77). 3-1 on hard in 2020 Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Humbert has a 75-56 win-loss record in the last 6 years on hard.

Ugo has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2020, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Auckland

Ugo lost in the 2^nd round 6-4 6-4 to Philipp Kohlschreiber.

ASB Classic Live score and result Denis Shapovalov vs. Ugo Humbert

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Shapovalov vs Humbert – Tournament Performance

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Shapovalov	Humbert
Match played	1	2
Tot Set	2	5
Tot Games	23	47
Pts	78-75	151-130
Total Points	153	281
Winners	33	72
%Winners	42%	48%

Shapovalov played 1 matche while Humbert competed in 2 matches. At the moment, Ugo Humbert dropped 1 set while Denis Shapovalov hasn’t dropped a set so far. Shapovalov has played 3 sets less than Humbert (2 vs 5). Therefore, Shapovalov played 24 games less than Humbert. The Canadian scored 33 winners (42% on total points). On the other side, Ugo blasted 72 winners (48%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Shapovalov	Humbert
Aces	12	21
Avg per match	12	10.5
1st in	41/72	90/139
%1st in	57%	65%
1st pts	33/41	72/90
%1st pts	80%	80%
2nd pts	15/31	31/49
%2nd pts	48%	63%

Shapovalov blasted 12 aces (12 per match). Humbert blasted 21 aces (10.5 per match). Shapovalov won 80% points on his first serve. Unfortunately, he was having problems on his second serve to win only 48% of the points. On the other side, Humbert won 80% points behind his first serve. Unfortunately, he [was struggling a bit too much on] his second serve to win only 63% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Shapovalov	Humbert
Won	2	4
Converted	2/9	4/12
% Converted	22%	33%
Conceded	3	9
Saved	2	7
% Saved	67%	78%
Times Broken	1	2

Denis broke his opponent twice with 22% conversion rate. Denis conceded his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Humbert broke his opponents 4 times with 33% conversion rate. Ugo conceded his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.

Draw

	R2 Pospisil	Total
Shapovalov
Score	6-4 7-6²
Tot Set	2	2
Tot Games	23	23
pts	78-75	78-75
Total points	153	153
Winners	33	33
%Winners	42%	42%
SERVE
Aces	12	12
Double Faults	6	6
1st in	41/72	41/72
% 1st in	57%	57%
1st pts	33/41	33/41
% 1st pts	80%	80%
2nd pts	15/31	15/31
% 2nd pts	48%	48%
Breaks
Won	2	2
Converted	2/9	2/9
Converted %	22%	22%
Conceded	3	3
Saved	2	2
Saved %	33%	33%
Times Broken	1	1

	R1 Ruud	R2 Cecchinato	Total
Humbert
Score	7-6³ 2-6 6-3	6-1 6-4
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	30	17	47
pts	96-95	55-35	151-130
Total points	191	90	281
Winners	45	27	72
%Winners	47%	49%	48%
SERVE
Aces	13	8	21
Double Faults	1	0	1
1st in	59/97	31/42	90/139
% 1st in	61%	74%	65%
1st pts	45/59	27/31	72/90
% 1st pts	76%	87%	80%
2nd pts	22/38	9/11	31/49
% 2nd pts	58%	82%	63%
Breaks
Won	1	3	4
Converted	1/8	3/4	4/12
Converted %	13%	75%	33%
Conceded	9	0	9
Saved	7	0	7
Saved %	22%	0%	22%
Times Broken	2	0	2

Prediction and head to head Denis Shapovalov vs. Ugo Humbert

This will be the 2^nd time that Denis Shapovalov and Ugo Humbert face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Shapovalov won 2-6 7-6³ 6-2 in the 2^nd round in Lyon back in 2019.