Andrey Rublev defeats Denis Shapovalov 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in St. Petersburg on Saturday. Rublev will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Borna Coric in the final.
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The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Denis grabbed in the 7th game (4-3) just before ultimately winning the set (6-4).
Denis was flawless in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Canadian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 64 points. Shapovalov was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than Rublev (35-29). Denis dropped 6 points on serve (20-6). In addition, on the other side, the Russian conceded 15 points on serve (23-15).
Similarly to the 1st set, there was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Russian grabbed in the 4th game (3-1) prior to eventually managing to win the set (6-3).
Shapovalov capitulated the 4th game (3-1) when he was serving and leading 40-0.
Andrey converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 40-A). On the other side, Denis wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 2nd game (1-1 30-40).
They contested 58 points. Andrey was the one to win the set after conquering 8 more points than the Canadian (33-25). Rublev lost 6 points on serve (21-6). On the losing side, the Canadian conceded 12 points on serve (19-12).
Similarly to the 2nd set, both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Andrey snatched in the 5th game (3-2) prior to finally winning the set (6-4).
Andrey converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, the Canadian wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 1st game (0-0 40-A).
They played 60 points. Andrey conquered the set after winning 6 points more than Shapovalov (33-27). The Russian dropped 7 points on serve (22-7). Regarding the other side of the net, Shapovalov conceded 11 points on serve (20-11).
Rublev will add to his prize money $ 21,175 after winning this match. He has won already $ 75,005 after this win. If he wins the next match, Rublev will add $ 17,865 to his earnings to get in total $ 92,870 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
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At the end of the match, the Russian scored 95 points vs. Denis’s 87.
Rublev served very well to win 79% of the points (46/58) behind his first serve, and he won 56% points (20/36) on his second serve. Rublev won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 40% (2/5) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Denis was not so effective in converting his break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Rublev and Shapovalov is 2-2.
Highlights Andrey Rublev vs. Denis Shapovalov St. Petersburg Open – St. Petersburg
Draw and next match H2H: Andrey Rublev vs. Borna Coric – stats
Rublev will fight against Coric in the final.
This will be the 4th time that Andrey Rublev and Borna Coric clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on I.hard.
Tennis Scores in St. Petersburg
- Borna CoricCoric – Milos RaonicRaonic (1-6 6-1 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (4-6 6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Borna CoricCoric – Andrey RublevRublev (0-3) – H2H details and stats
