Denis Shapovalov hustles Opelka in the 3rd round. HIGHLIGHTS – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Shapovalov gets by Opelka to play Alexander Zverev in the 4th round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Denis Shapovalov vs. Reilly Opelka

Denis Shapovalov tops Reilly Opelka 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 3rd round in Melbourne on Friday. Shapovalov will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Alexander Zverev in the 4th round. The battle lasted 3 hours and 2 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do in the past was reaching the 3rd round in 2019 and 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.

Shapovalov
Melbourne
Shapovalov's Record

The Canadian added to his prize money $ 120,000 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 300,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Canadian will add $ 300,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 600,000 in total.

Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Reilly Opelka Australian Open – Melbourne

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Shapovalov
Opelka
Denis Shapovalov
7-64 4-6 6-3
6-4
3h:02
Reilly Opelka
141
141
Total points
124
124
59
59
Winners
63
63
42%
42%
Ratio Winners
51%
51%
33
33
Unforced
46
46
42%
42%
Ratio Unforced
58%
58%
16/22
16/22
Net Approaches
29/43
29/43
73%
73%
Perc
67%
67%
-- Serve --
10
10
Aces
17
17
5
5
Double Faults
3
3
58%
58%
1st in
61%
61%
83%
83%
1st won
72%
72%
59/71
59/71
1st won
63/87
63/87
60%
60%
2nd won
51%
51%
31/52
31/52
2nd won
28/55
28/55
212
212
Fastest serve
226
226
192
192
AVG 1st Serve
202
202
158
158
AVG 2nd Serve
166
166
-- Break Points --
3/12
3/12
Total
2/5
2/5
25%
25%
Won
40%
40%
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At the end of the match, Shapovalov scored 141 points vs. Opelka’s 124.

Shapovalov

Denis served very well to win 83% of the points (59/71) behind his first serve, and he won 60% points (31/52) on his second serve. The Canadian struck 10 aces and he committed 5 double faults. Shapovalov won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points as he converted only 25% (3/12) of the procured opportunities.

Opelka

On the other side, Opelka had some problems converting his break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Shapovalov and Opelka is 2-0 for Denis.

Draw and next match H2H: Denis Shapovalov vs. Alexander Zverev – stats

Shapovalov will square off with Zverev in the 4th round.

This will be the 7th time that Denis Shapovalov and Alexander Zverev clash against each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.

The last time that they played, Zverev won 6-4 6-1 in the semifinal in Madrid back in 2018.

Denis Shapovalov Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Shapovalov won the set after he broke the American in the 7th (4-3) game. The American tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. Yet, Denis kept the focus to eventually clinch the set at the following tiebreak at 4.

Tiebreak

Shapovalov won 3 minibreaks in the 4th (3-1), 9th (5-4) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, Reilly won a minibreak in the 7th (3-4) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4, 6-4, 7-4

Denis converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th game (3-3 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Opelka converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 8th game (3-4 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 89 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Shapovalov won just 3 points more than Reilly (46-43). Shapovalov surrendered 11 points on serve (29-11). On the other side, Reilly conceded 17 points on serve (32-17).

Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the American grabbed in the 7th game (4-3) before finally winning the set (6-4).

The American was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 7th game (3-3 40-A). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 64 points. This set was so close that, Reilly won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. The American lost 13 points on serve (24-13). on the other side of the net, the Canadian conceded 8 points on serve (19-8).

Similarly to the 2nd set, the set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition on serve. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Canadian conquered in the 6th game (4-2) prior to ultimately conquering the set (6-3).

Shapovalov was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 6th game (3-2 30-40). On the other side, Shapovalov didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 49 points. Denis was the winner of the set after clinching 7 more points than Opelka (28-21). Denis dropped 7 points on serve (21-7). On the other side, Reilly conceded 7 points on serve (14-7).

Similarly to the 3rd set, both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Canadian snatched in the 5th game (3-2) prior to eventually winning the set (6-4).

The Canadian converted 12% of his break points (1/8). He had 8 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 0-40 and 15-40), the 7th (4-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the American wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 3rd game (2-1 30-40).

They contested 63 points. The Canadian was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Reilly (35-28). The Canadian surrendered 7 points on serve (21-7). On the other side, Reilly conceded 14 points on serve (21-14).

 

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