Denis Shapovalov will face his dear friend Felix Auger Aliassime in the 3rd round of the Australian Open. Denis has a 3-1 winning record against Felix and he has a rather good memory of the last time that they played each other in their last match. The Canadian friends had to face each other as early as in the 1st round of the US Open back in 2019, and it was Denis to win 6-1 6-1 6-4.
Both Denis and Felix looked to be in great form during this Australian Open and it is very difficult to pick a favorite. In the meantime, here the highlights of their last match with the stats.
Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Felix Auger Aliassime U.S. Open – New York
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Shapovalov scored 87 points vs. Felix’s 59.
Shapovalov
Shapovalov served exceptionally well to win 85% of the points (34/40) behind his first serve, and he won 55% points (18/33) on his second serve. Shapovalov was sharp when converting 60% of the break points that he conquered (6/10).
Auger-Aliassime
On the other side, Felix wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/5). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this encounter, the head to head between Shapovalov and Auger-Aliassime is 3-1 for Denis.
Live score progression and stats
Shapovalov was too strong to drop barely 1 game before breaking Felix 3 times and win the set 6-1.
Auger-Aliassime had no answers in the last 6 games of the set when the game count went from 0-1 to 6-1.
Denis converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (3-1 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 15-40). On the other side, Shapovalov didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 39 points. Shapovalov was the one to win the set after conquering 11 more points than Auger-Aliassime (25-14). Denis was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (12-4). On the other side, Felix conceded 13 points on serve (10-13).
Shapovalov was too good to concede only 1 game before breaking Felix 2 times and conquer the set 6-1.
Auger-Aliassime had no answers in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-1 to 6-1.
Shapovalov converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 40-A). On the other side, Auger-Aliassime was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 47 points. Shapovalov conquered the set after winning 13 more points than Auger-Aliassime (30-17). Denis dropped 8 points on serve (19-8). In addition, on the other side, Auger-Aliassime conceded 11 points on serve (9-11).
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 9th game (5-4) prior to ultimately conquering the set (6-4).
Denis converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, Auger-Aliassime was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 60 points. Shapovalov conquered the set after winning 4 more points than Felix (32-28). Denis dropped 9 points on serve (21-9). on the other side of the court, Felix conceded 11 points on serve (19-11).
