Denis Shapovalov is going to play his first Wimbledon semifinal against the great Novak Djokovic. The Canadian sensation is playing great tennis, and it is more and more clear that he is extremely comfortable competing on grass.
Nevertheless, facing Novak Djokovic is a huge ordeal. When asked to comment about his impending semi-final, Denis revealed that he is not scared about facing Djokovic and thinks that he has the tennis to beat him.
Denis commented:
“We’ve played a couple of times. Obviously, he’s gotten the better of me. But the last couple of times that we’ve played, it’s been really, really tight. I’m feeling really good. I’m feeling great physically and tennis-wise.
Obviously, he’s been playing really well. It’s definitely a tough battle ahead of me. Like I said, when you walk out on that match, the score is 0-0. It’s a tennis match. Anything can happen.
I’m going to fight for every point and believe in myself. I do believe that I have the game to beat him and the game to win that match.”
Shapovalov in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.12, Shapovalov achieved a 22-13 record in 2021. The Canadian is competing in Wimbledon where he managed to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 4-6 6-3 5-7 6-4, Pablo Andujar w/o, Andy Murray 6-4 6-2 6-2, Roberto Bautista Agut 6-1 6-3 7-5 and Karen Khachanov 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-1 6-4.
Denis Shapovalov will face the world no.1 Novak Djokovic in the semifinal on Friday at 4:30 pm on Centre Court. Their record is 6-0 for Djokovic.
Denis was the runner-up in Geneva (Gonet Geneva Open).
Djokovic in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.1, Djokovic owns a composed 32-3 record in 2021. Novak is now playing in Wimbledon where he overcame Jack Draper 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-2, Kevin Anderson 6-3 6-3 6-3, Denis Kudla 6-4 6-3 7-67, Cristian Garin 6-2 6-4 6-2 and Marton Fucsovics 6-3 6-4 6-4.
The Serbian has won 3 titles in 2021 at the Australian Open, in Belgrade and at the French Open. The Serbian was the finalist in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia).
Djokovic won 84 titles in his career: 48 on hard courts, 17 on clay courts, 13 on indoor courts and 6 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Denis Shapovalov and Novak Djokovic fought against each other 6 times. Their record is 6-0 for Djokovic. The last time they locked horns, Novak Djokovic won 7-5 7-5 in the round robin in Melbourne (ATP Cup) on the 2nd of February 2021.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Denis Shapovalov and Novak Djokovic |
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