Tommy Paul shocks Denis Shapovalov 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the final in Stockholm on Saturday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 12 minutes. This is the first time that the American conquered this tournament.
Tommy added € 40,435 to his prize money after conquering this final. He has earned € 98,030 in total after winning this tournament.
Paul was elated about the result. He commented:
“Everything. I’ve been working very, very hard. The first one obviously means the most and I’ll remember this one the most but hopefully I’ll have many more. It just motivates me to try to go out and try to get more now.”
Highlights Tommy Paul vs. Denis Shapovalov Stockholm Open – Stockholm
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:12
At the end of the match, the American scored 90 points vs. the Canadian’s 83.
Paul
Tommy won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points since he converted only 17% (2/12) of the procured opportunities.
Shapovalov
On the other side, the Canadian was struggling when converting his break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Paul and Shapovalov is 1-0 for Tommy.
This was the maiden title for Tommy. This was his 2 final as he was the runner up in Paris 2019 and in Geneva 2021. Shapovalov remains with 1 title after he conquered the tournament in Stockholm 2019. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Paul clinched in the 5th game (3-2) before ultimately conquering the set (6-4).
Tommy converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (2-2 0-40). On the other side, Tommy didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 57 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than the Canadian (33-24). Paul surrendered 7 points on serve (21-7). on the other side of the net, Shapovalov conceded 12 points on serve (17-12).
conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Denis Shapovalov in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Denis reinforced his lead after breaking the American in the 8th (6-2) game before conquering the set.
They played 59 points. The Canadian was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Paul (33-26). Denis dropped 12 points on serve (20-12). on the other side of the court, Paul conceded 13 points on serve (14-13).
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the American grabbed in the 9th game (5-4) before finally winning the set (6-4).
Paul converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 0-40). On the other side, the Canadian was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 8th game (4-3 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 57 points. Paul conquered the set after winning 5 more points than Denis (31-26). Tommy lost 8 points on serve (21-8). on the other side of the court, Denis conceded 10 points on serve (18-10).
