MARSEILLE RESULTS. Shapovalov gets the better of Cilic in the 2nd round of the Open 13 Provence

Denis Shapovalov defeats Marin Cilic 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the 2^nd round in Marseille on Thursday. Shapovalov will seek to keep on going in this event against Alexander Bublik in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Shapovalov conquered in the 3^rd game (2-1) before winning the set (6-4).

2^nd set.

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the Croatian conquered in the 10^th game (6-4).

3^rd set.

Shapovalov enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Cilic in the 1^st game (1-0). Denis extended his lead after breaking the Croatian in the 5^th (4-1) game before conquering the set (6-2).

Statistics

At the end of the match, Shapovalov scored 90 points vs. the Croatian’s 76 points.

The Canadian served exceptionally well to win 76% of the points (45/59) behind his first serve, and he won 54% points (15/28) on his second serve. The Canadian blasted 17 aces and he committed 2 double faults. Shapovalov won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points since he converted only 33% (3/9). On the other side, Cilic had a tough time converting his break points (only 14% – 1/7). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Shapovalov and Cilic is 2-1 for Denis.

Next Match H2H: Denis Shapovalov vs. Alexander Bublik – stats

Shapovalov will take on Bublik in the quarter.

There is no head to head record between Denis Shapovalov and Alexander Bublik since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Tennis Scores in Marseille

• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Marin CilicCilic (6-4 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
• Egor GerasimovGerasimov – David GoffinGoffin (6-4 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Gilles SimonSimon – Aljaz BedeneBedene (7-6⁶ 6-4) – See score progression
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Jannik SinnerSinner (1-6 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
• Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (6-0 6-7⁶ 7-6⁹) – See score progression
• Vasek PospisilPospisil – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Alexander BublikBublik – Benoit PairePaire (3-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Mikael YmerYmer (6-1 6-3) – See score progression

Upcoming matches

• Vasek PospisilPospisil – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (1-0) – See H2H details
• Egor GerasimovGerasimov – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (0-0) – See H2H details
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Gilles SimonSimon (0-2) – See H2H details
• Alexander BublikBublik – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (0-0) – See H2H details