Denis Shapovalov and Taylor Harry Fritz will clash against each other in the quarter of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 2:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Denis Shapovalov who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Denis Shapovalov is the pick to win this match.
Denis Shapovalov -> 1.48
Taylor Harry Fritz -> 2.81
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Prediction and head to head Denis Shapovalov vs. Taylor Harry Fritz
This will be the 4th time that Denis Shapovalov and Taylor Harry Fritz play each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Shapovalov won 3-6 6-3 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 in the 3rd round in at the U.S. Open back in 2020.
Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs Taylor Harry Fritz – U.S. Open 04-September-2020
Denis Shapovalov
Ranked no. 11, Denis reached the quarter after defeating Vasek Pospisil 7-5 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Shapovalov had a good straight sets win against Pospisil (7-5 6-4). During the match Shapovalov scored 76 points vs Pospisil’s 59. The Canadian was extremely aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Regarding the service games, Shapovalov managed to score 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Denis Shapovalov was very effective on serve to win 80% (24/30) of his 1st serve and 84% (21/25) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Canadian broke Pospisil twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).
Shapovalov has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 63% of his matches (217-127). 3-3 on hard in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Shapovalov has a 91-55 record in the last 7 years on hard.
Shapovalov has a 3-3 win-loss record in 2021, 3-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Doha
Shapovalov has never competed in this tournament before.
Taylor Harry Fritz
Ranked no. 33, the American got to the quarter after beating Lorenzo Sonego 7-65 6-4 and David Goffin 6-1 5-7 7-69.
In the 2nd round, Fritz defeated Goffin (6-1 5-7 7-69). During the match Fritz scored 119 points vs Goffin’s 111. Fritz was exceptionally aggressive to blast 51 winners.
Talking about serving, Fritz blasted 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Taylor Harry Fritz lost the serve 4 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Fritz put 56% of his first serves in, winning 73% (51/70) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (26/54) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Goffin 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Fritz started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Fritz has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2021, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shapovalov | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 22 | 55 |
| Pts | 76-59 | 193-178 |
| Total Points | 135 | 371 |
| Winners | 24 | 80 |
| %Winners | 32% | 41% |
Shapovalov played 1 match while Fritz competed in 2 matches. At the moment, Taylor Harry Fritz dropped 1 set while Denis Shapovalov hasn’t lost a set so far. Shapovalov has played 3 set(s) less than Fritz (2 vs 5). Therefore, Shapovalov played 33 games less than Fritz. The Canadian scored 24 winners (32% of the total points). On the other side, Fritz blasted 80 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shapovalov | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 3.5 |
| 1st in | 30/55 | 109/197 |
| %1st in | 55% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 24/30 | 80/109 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 21/25 | 49/88 |
| %2nd pts | 84% | 56% |
Shapovalov bagged 7 aces . Fritz struck 7 aces (3.5 per match). Shapovalov won 80% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 84% of the points. On the other side, Fritz won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Shapovalov | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 7 |
| Converted | 2/9 | 7/19 |
| % Converted | 22% | 37% |
| Conceded | 0 | 14 |
| Saved | 0 | 9 |
| % Saved | NAN% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 5 |
The Canadian broke his opponent twice with a 22% conversion rate. Denis quite strong on his serve as he has never surrendered a single service game after saving 0 break points. The American broke his opponents 7 times with a 37% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.
| Shapovalov | |||
| R2 Pospisil |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 76-59 | 76-59 | |
| Total points | 135 | 135 | |
| Winners | 24 | 24 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 32% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 30/55 | 30/55 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 24/30 | 24/30 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/25 | 21/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | 84% | 84% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/9 | 2/9 | |
| Converted % | 22% | 22% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Fritz | ||||
| R1 Sonego |
R2 Goffin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-4 | 6-1 5-7 7-69 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 32 | 55 | |
| pts | 74-67 | 119-111 | 193-178 | |
| Total points | 141 | 230 | 371 | |
| Winners | 29 | 51 | 80 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 43% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 39/73 | 70/124 | 109/197 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 56% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 29/39 | 51/70 | 80/109 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 73% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/34 | 26/54 | 49/88 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 48% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 5/14 | 7/19 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 36% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 11 | 14 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 7/11 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 64% | 131% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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