Denis Shapovalov gets the better of Karen Khachanov 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-1 6-4 in the quarter in London on Wednesday. Shapovalov will play Novak Djokovic in the semifinal. The battle lasted 3 hours and 26 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this competition. In the past, the best he could do in the past was reaching the 2nd round in 2018. Here you can see his history at this event.
Denis added to his prize money £ 165,000 after conquering this match. He has won already £ 465,000 until now in this event. If he wins the next match, the Canadian will add £ 435,000 to his earnings to get in total £ 900,000.
Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Karen Khachanov Wimbledon – London
Shapovalov’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
6-1 6-4
3h:26
At the end of the match, the Canadian scored 159 points vs. Karen’s 134.
Shapovalov
Denis served extremely well to win 86% of the points (71/83) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (24/48) on his second serve. Denis fired 17 aces and he committed 10 double faults. Shapovalov won this match even if he was struggling when converting his break points since he converted only 26% (5/19) of the procured opportunities.
Khachanov
On the other side, Khachanov was struggling when converting his break points (only 38% – 3/8). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Shapovalov and Khachanov is 2-0 for Denis.
Draw and next match H2H: Denis Shapovalov vs. Novak Djokovic – stats
Shapovalov will take on Djokovic in the semifinal.
This will be the 7th time that Denis Shapovalov and Novak Djokovic clash against each other. The head to head is 6-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they squared off, Djokovic won 7-5 7-5 in the R in Melbourne back in February 2021.
Denis had an good ride in the last 2 sets to lose 5 games after winning 66 points vs. Djokovic’s 40 points.
Live score progression and stats
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Denis clinched in the 9th game (5-4) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-4).
They contested 57 points. Shapovalov won 9 points more than Khachanov (33-24). The Canadian lost 6 points on serve (22-6). In addition, on the other side, Karen conceded 11 points on serve (18-11).
Djokovic didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Karen Khachanov in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Notwithstanding, that was not enough for Karen to win the set because Denis found the way to break back in the 5th (1-4) and in the 6th (2-4) game.
Denis surrendered the 4th game (4-0) when he was serving and leading 40-0. There was a pivotal moment in this set when Khachanov won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to bring the score from 0-0 to 4-0.
The Russian surrendered 12 points on serve (21-12). on the other side of the net, Shapovalov conceded 11 points on serve (14-11).
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Khachanov grabbed in the 11th game (6-5) prior to eventually conquering the set (7-5).
Khachanov was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 11th game (5-5 40-A). On the other side, Denis was unerring in converting all his break points in the 8th (4-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 12th game (5-6 30-40).
They contested 73 points. It’s worth to point out that, The Russian won this set even if he scored less points 1 than the Canadian (36-37). The Russian lost 14 points on serve (26-14). on the other side of the net, Shapovalov conceded 10 points on serve (23-10).
Shapovalov was far too good to drop only 1 game before breaking Khachanov 2 times and wrap up the set 6-1.
Karen was dominated in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-1 to 6-1.
Denis converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Canadian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 42 points. The Canadian conquered the set after winning 14 more points than Khachanov (28-14). Denis dropped 5 points on serve (16-5). On the other side, the Russian conceded 12 points on serve (9-12).
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Canadian conquered in the 9th game (5-4) prior to ultimately conquering the set (6-4).
The Canadian was unable to break Karen in the 5th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
The Canadian converted 14% of his break points (1/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Denis didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 64 points. The Canadian was the winner of the set after clinching 10 more points than Khachanov (37-27). Denis was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (20-4). In addition, on the other side, Karen conceded 17 points on serve (23-17).
Tennis Scores at the Wimbledon
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Roger FedererFederer (6-3 7-64 6-0) – Stats and score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (6-3 6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (6-3 5-7 7-5 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-4 3-6 5-7 6-1 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-0) – H2H details and stats
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (1-1) – H2H details and stats
