ROME STATS. Shapovalov gets the better of Martinez Portero in the 2nd round. HIGHLIGHTS

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Shapovalov dispatches Martinez Portero to square off with Ugo Humbert in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Denis Shapovalov vs. Pedro Martinez Portero

Denis Shapovalov gets the better of Pedro Martinez Portero 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in Rome on Thursday. Shapovalov will play Ugo Humbert in the 3rd round.

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Shapovalov won the set after he broke Martinez Portero in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (3-2) game. Pedro tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) game. Anyhow, the Canadian managed to stay calm and finish the job to conquer the set 6-4.

Denis converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 5th game (2-2 40-A). Also, on the other side, the Spaniard converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 4th (1-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (2-3 30-40).

They played 64 points. The Canadian was the winner of the set after clinching 4 points more than Pedro (34-30). The Canadian conceded 12 points on serve (21-12). On the losing side, Martinez Portero conceded 13 points on serve (18-13).

Martinez Portero had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Shapovalov in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. However, Shapovalov refused to bow to find the way to come back to break Pedro in the 5th (2-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

The Canadian converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 40-A). On the other side, Martinez Portero was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 2nd game (1-0 0-40).

Denis will add to his prize money € 23,510 after managing to win this match. He has won already € 61,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Denis will add € 14,000 to his earnings to get in total € 75,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Shapovalov
Portero
Denis Shapovalov
6-4 6-4
Pedro Martinez Portero
67
67
Total points
59
59
17
17
Winners
26
26
25%
25%
Ratio Winners
44%
44%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
1
1
2
2
Double Faults
7
7
49%
49%
1st in
58%
58%
57%
57%
1st won
68%
68%
17/30
17/30
1st won
26/38
26/38
68%
68%
2nd won
37%
37%
21/31
21/31
2nd won
10/27
10/27
-- Break Points --
4/6
4/6
Total
2/4
2/4
67%
67%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, the Canadian scored 67 points vs. Martinez Portero’s 59.

Shapovalov didn’t lose the concentration in converting 67% of the break points that he conquered (4/6). On the other side, Pedro was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (2/4). However, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this match, the head to head between Shapovalov and Martinez Portero is 1-0 for Denis.

Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Pedro Martinez Portero Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

Draw and next match H2H: Denis Shapovalov vs. Ugo Humbert – stats

Shapovalov will face Humbert in the 3rd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Denis Shapovalov and Ugo Humbert play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Shapovalov and Humbert (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they fought against each other, Humbert won 7-5 6-4 in the quarter in Auckland back in January 2020.

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