Denis Shapovalov and Jan-Lennard Struff will face off in the quarter of the St. Petersburg Open for the 7th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 2:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Denis Shapovalov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Denis Shapovalov is the pick to win this match.
Denis Shapovalov -> 1.56
Jan-Lennard Struff -> 2.56
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Prediction and head to head Denis Shapovalov vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
This will be the 7th time that Denis Shapovalov and Jan-Lennard Struff clash against each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Struff (see full H2H stats), but Shapovalov leads 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they locked horns, Shapovalov won 6-1 6-3 in the 2nd round in Dubai back in March 2021.
Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs Jan-Lennard Struff – Dubai 16-March-2021
Denis Shapovalov
Ranked no. 13, the Canadian got to the quarter after defeating Pablo Andujar 2-6 6-3 6-0.
In the 2nd round against Andujar, Shapovalov recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-0). During the match, Shapovalov scored 80 points vs Andujar’s 63. The Canadian was pretty aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Regarding the service games, Shapovalov managed to score 11 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Denis Shapovalov lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Shapovalov put 56% of his first serves in, winning 83% (34/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (13/32) on the 2nd serve. Shapovalov broke Andujar 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Shapovalov has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 62% of his matches (226-141). 1-1 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Shapovalov has an aggregate51-34 win-loss record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
Shapovalov’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Geneva.
Denis has an overall 27-21 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in St. Petersburg
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2020. See his history.
Jan-Lennard Struff
Ranked no. 53, Struff reached the quarter after beating James Duckworth 7-63 6-2 and Alexander Bublik 6-4 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The German had a good straight sets win against Bublik (6-4 6-3). During the match Struff scored 69 points vs Bublik’s 58. The German was pretty aggressive to blast 25 winners.
About the serving games, Struff recorded 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Jan-Lennard Struff was pretty efficient on serve to win 78% (25/32) of his 1st serve and 67% (14/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Jan-Lennard broke Bublik 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Struff started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Jan-Lennard’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Munich.
The German has an overall 23-26 win-loss record in 2021, 3-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in St. Petersburg
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2017. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shapovalov | Struff |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 23 | 40 |
| Pts | 80-63 | 152-130 |
| Total Points | 143 | 282 |
| Winners | 34 | 54 |
| %Winners | 43% | 36% |
Shapovalov played 1 match while Struff competed in 2 matches. At the moment, Denis Shapovalov dropped 1 set while Jan-Lennard Struff hasn’t conceded a set so far. Shapovalov has played 1 set(s) less than Struff (3 vs 4). Therefore, Shapovalov played 17 games less than Struff. Denis scored 34 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Struff scored 54 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shapovalov | Struff |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 17 |
| Avg per match | 11 | 8.5 |
| 1st in | 41/73 | 68/121 |
| %1st in | 56% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 34/41 | 54/68 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 13/32 | 31/53 |
| %2nd pts | 41% | 58% |
Shapovalov fired 11 aces . Struff managed to score 17 aces (8.5 per match). Shapovalov won 83% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 41% of the points. On the other side, Struff won 79% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Shapovalov | Struff |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 5 |
| Converted | 4/9 | 5/20 |
| % Converted | 44% | 25% |
| Conceded | 6 | 1 |
| Saved | 4 | 0 |
| % Saved | 67% | 0% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 |
Denis broke his opponent 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Canadian lost his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The German broke his opponents 5 times with a 25% conversion rate. Jan-Lennard conceded his serve once and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded.
| Shapovalov | |||
| R2 Andujar |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-3 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 80-63 | 80-63 | |
| Total points | 143 | 143 | |
| Winners | 34 | 34 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 11 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 41/73 | 41/73 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 34/41 | 34/41 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/32 | 13/32 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 41% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/9 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Struff | ||||
| R1 Duckworth |
R2 Bublik |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 6-2 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 19 | 40 | |
| pts | 83-72 | 69-58 | 152-130 | |
| Total points | 155 | 127 | 282 | |
| Winners | 29 | 25 | 54 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 10 | 7 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 36/68 | 32/53 | 68/121 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 60% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 29/36 | 25/32 | 54/68 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 78% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/32 | 14/21 | 31/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 67% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Converted | 2/11 | 3/9 | 5/20 | |
| Converted % | 18% | 33% | 25% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | 0% | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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