Denis Shapovalov lost a tough Wimbledon semifinal against Novak Djokovic when the Serbian sensation proved to be once again a giant from a mental point of view.
During the press conference that followed the match, Denis revealed a touching episode of Novak going in the locker room to share his support for the young Canadian.
Denis revealed:
“He came up to me in the locker room. He just told me he knows how difficult it is for me right now. He told me that everything will come. For me, it’s big coming from someone like him. He doesn’t have to do this. It just shows the type of person he is. It’s just really nice for someone like me to hear from him.
I have tremendous respect for him. He’s definitely for sure one of the greatest players of all time. It’s awesome to hear those words from him.”
Denis Shapovalov in 2021
Now ranked no.12, Shapovalov played his last match on the 9th of July when he was overcome by world no.1 Novak Djokovic 7-6(3) 7-5 7-5 in the semifinal of the Wimbledon (draw).
This season Denis owns an overall 22-14 record. Denis Shapovalov’s best accomplishment of the present year was reaching the final in Geneva.
Djokovic in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.1, Novak owns a compiled 33-3 win-loss record in 2021. Novak is now competing in Wimbledon where he conquered 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, Marton Fucsovics 6-3 6-4 6-4 and Denis Shapovalov 7-63 7-5 7-5.
Novak Djokovic will come up against the world no.9 Matteo Berrettini in the final. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic.
Djokovic has won 3 titles in 2021 at the Australian Open, in Belgrade and at the French Open. Djokovic 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 7 times. Their record is 7-0 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 7-6(3) 7-5 7-5 in the semifinal in London (Wimbledon) on the 9th of July 2021.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
