
Denis Shapovalov dispatches Ugo Humbert 6-75 6-1 6-4 in the 3rd round in Rome on Friday. Shapovalov will face Grigor Dimitrov in the quarter.
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Nothing could divide these 2 players that had to fight for the set only at the tiebreak. Eventually, Humbert won the tiebreak at 7-5.
Tiebreak
Humbert won 5 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 6th (3-3), 7th (4-3), 10th (6-4) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, the Canadian won a minibreak in the 4th (2-2) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 7-5
the French player was unable to convert any of the 5 conquered break points. He had 5 break points opportunities in the 8th (4-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Shapovalov was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-1 40-A and 40-A).
They played 99 points. It’s worth to point out that, Humbert won this set even if he scored less points 1 than Denis (49-50). Ugo surrendered 13 points on serve (33-13). on the other side of the court, Denis conceded 16 points on serve (37-16).
Shapovalov had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Humbert in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Shapovalov managed to boost his lead after breaking Humbert in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).
Denis converted 28% of his break points (2/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Shapovalov didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 44 points. Shapovalov was the winner of the set after clinching 16 more points than the French player (30-14). The Canadian was extremely solid on serve to concede just 2 points (16-2). In addition, on the other side, Ugo conceded 14 points on serve (12-14).
Shapovalov had a favorable start in this set after breaking Humbert in the 1st game (1-0). That break defined the set and it was sufficient for Shapovalov to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks anymore.
The Canadian converted 14% of his break points (1/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (4-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, Shapovalov didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 67 points. Shapovalov was the one to win the set after conquering 7 points more than the French player (37-30). Denis lost 5 points on serve (20-5). on the other side of the court, the French player conceded 17 points on serve (25-17).
Shapovalov will add to his prize money € 14,000 after conquering this match. He has won already € 75,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Denis will add € 25,000 to his earnings to get in total € 100,000 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults and breaks
At the end of the match, the Canadian scored 116 points vs. Ugo’s 94.
Shapovalov served pretty well to win 85% of the points (47/55) behind his first serve, and he won 63% points (25/40) on his second serve. The Canadian won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 19% (3/16) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Humbert wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/5). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Shapovalov and Humbert is 2-1 for Denis.
Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Ugo Humbert Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome
Draw and next match H2H: Denis Shapovalov vs. Grigor Dimitrov – stats
Shapovalov will fight against Dimitrov in the quarter.
This will be the 3rd time that Denis Shapovalov and Grigor Dimitrov clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Dimitrov won 6-3 7-63 in the 1st round in Rotterdam back in February 2020.
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