Denis Shapovalov makes light work of Viktor Troicki 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in St. Petersburg on Wednesday after playing a fantastic match to clash against Ilya Ivashka in the 2nd round.
Live score progression and stats
Denis in this set was in much better shape than Viktor and eventually he won 6-2 after breaking Viktor in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.
One of the most important stints of the set was when the Canadian won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to convert the score from 0-1 to 5-1.
Shapovalov was flawless in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 4th game (3-1 15-40). On the other side, the Canadian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 46 points. Shapovalov was the winner of the set after clinching 12 points more than the Serbian (29-17). Shapovalov lost 5 points on serve (16-5). Regarding the other side of the net, the Serbian conceded 13 points on serve (12-13).
The Canadian won the set after he broke Troicki in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
The Canadian was spot on in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-2 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 played 48 points. Shapovalov was the winner of the set after clinching 4 points more than the Serbian (26-22). The Canadian dropped 6 points on serve (16-6). on the other side of the court, the Serbian conceded 10 points on serve (16-10).
The Canadian will add to his prize money $ 12,935 after winning this match. He has won already $ 28,905 after this win. If he wins the next match, Denis will add $ 7,715 to his earnings to get in total $ 36,620 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Canadian scored 55 points vs. Viktor’s 39.
Shapovalov served exceptionally well to win 86% of the points (24/28) behind his first serve, and he won 53% points (8/15) on his second serve. Denis blasted 10 aces and he committed 1 double fault. Denis was remarkable in converting all the break points (4/4). On the other side, Troicki wasn’t able to conquer any break point. However, The Canadian was just to good and Viktor had no opportunity to win this match.
After this encounter, the head to head between Shapovalov and Troicki is 2-1 for Denis.
Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Viktor Troicki St. Petersburg Open – St. Petersburg
Draw and next match H2H: Denis Shapovalov vs. Ilya Ivashka – stats
Shapovalov will play Ivashka in the 2nd round.
This will be the 2nd time that Denis Shapovalov and Ilya Ivashka clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on I.hard.
Tennis Scores in St. Petersburg
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