Denis Shapovalov ousts Zverev in the 4th round of the Australian Open. HIGHLIGHTS – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

    AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Shapovalov gets by Zverev to take on Rafael Nadal in the quarter

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Denis Shapovalov vs. Alexander Zverev

    Denis Shapovalov dispatches Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 4th round in Melbourne on Sunday. Shapovalov will play against Rafael Nadal in the quarter. The match lasted 2 hours and 21 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this event. 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 $ 300,000 after winning this match. He has won already $ 600,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Denis will add $ 500,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 1,100,000 in total.

    Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Alexander Zverev Australian Open – Melbourne

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Shapovalov
    Zverev
    Denis Shapovalov
    6-3 7-65 6-3
    2h:21
    Alexander Zverev
    104
    104
    Total points
    88
    88
    50
    50
    Winners
    46
    46
    48%
    48%
    Ratio Winners
    52%
    52%
    37
    37
    Unforced
    32
    32
    54%
    54%
    Ratio Unforced
    46%
    46%
    22/27
    22/27
    Net Approaches
    10/17
    10/17
    81%
    81%
    Perc
    59%
    59%
    -- Serve --
    3
    3
    Aces
    3
    3
    11
    11
    Double Faults
    8
    8
    63%
    63%
    1st in
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    1st won
    69%
    69%
    50/65
    50/65
    1st won
    46/67
    46/67
    46%
    46%
    2nd won
    29%
    29%
    18/39
    18/39
    2nd won
    6/21
    6/21
    219
    219
    Fastest serve
    220
    220
    197
    197
    AVG 1st Serve
    202
    202
    160
    160
    AVG 2nd Serve
    145
    145
    -- Break Points --
    4/6
    4/6
    Total
    2/5
    2/5
    67%
    67%
    Won
    40%
    40%
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    At the end of the match, the Canadian scored 104 points vs. the German’s 88.

    Shapovalov

    The Canadian served pretty well to win 77% of the points (50/65) behind his first serve. Notwithstanding he won only 46% points (18/39) on his second serve. The Canadian didn’t lose the focus when converting 67% of the break points that he procured (4/6).

    Zverev

    On the other side, the German was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

    After this contest, the head to head between Shapovalov and Zverev is 3-4 for Alexander.

    Draw and next match H2H: Denis Shapovalov vs. Rafael Nadal – stats

    Shapovalov will compete against Nadal in the quarter.

    This will be the 5th time that Denis Shapovalov and Rafael Nadal face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), but Shapovalov has a winning record of 1-0 on hard.

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    1st Set -
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    Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Shapovalov grabbed in the 4th game (3-1) before eventually conquering the set (6-3).

    Denis was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (2-1 15-40). On the other side, Zverev was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 40-A and 40-A).

    They contested 57 points. Shapovalov was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than the German (33-24). The Canadian dropped 10 points on serve (24-10). on the other side of the net, the German conceded 9 points on serve (14-9).

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    Shapovalov conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Alexander Zverev in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, that wasn’t sufficient for Denis to win the set because Zverev managed to break back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game. Denis kept his focus before winning the set at the breaker at 5.

    Tiebreak

    Shapovalov won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (3-1), 5th (4-1) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, Zverev won 3 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 7th (2-5) and 11th (5-6) point.

    Shapovalov won the tiebreak 7-5 after he conquered a decisive 5-1 lead.

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

    The Canadian converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Zverev converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had his opportunities in the 4th (1-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40).

    They contested 83 points. It’s worth to point out that, Shapovalov won this set even if he scored less points 1 than Alexander (41-42). The Canadian lost 20 points on serve (24-20). On the other side, the German conceded 17 points on serve (22-17).

    3rd Set -
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    Shapovalov was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Alexander Zverev in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That was decisive for Shapovalov to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks anymore.

    Denis was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 2nd game (1-0 30-40). On the other side, Shapovalov didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They played 52 points. Denis was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than Alexander (29-23). The Canadian lost 7 points on serve (20-7). on the other side of the court, Zverev conceded 9 points on serve (16-9).

     

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