Rafael Nadal overcomes Denis Shapovalov 6-3 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3 in the quarter in Melbourne on Tuesday. Nadal will have to play Matteo Berrettini in the semifinal. The epic lasted 4 hours and 8 minutes. Rafael won this tournament once in 2009. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Spaniard added to his prize money $ 500,000 after winning this match. He has won already $ 1,100,000 until now in this tournament. If he wins the next match, Rafael will add $ 1,100,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 2,200,000.
Highlights Rafael Nadal vs. Denis Shapovalov Australian Open – Melbourne
Nadal’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
3-6 6-3
4h:08
At the end of the match, the Spaniard scored 148 points vs. Denis’s 135.
Nadal
Rafael served very well to win 79% of the points (79/100) behind his first serve. Nevertheless he won only 46% points (21/46) on his second serve. Rafael won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points since he converted only 43% (3/7) of the procured opportunities.
Shapovalov
On the other side, Denis wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 25% – 2/8). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Nadal and Shapovalov is 4-1 for Rafael.
Draw and next match H2H: Rafael Nadal vs. Matteo Berrettini – stats
Nadal will fight against Berrettini in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Rafael Nadal and Matteo Berrettini clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
Live score progression and stats
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Rafael conquered in the 4th game (3-1) prior to ultimately conquering the set (6-3).
The Spaniard was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (2-1 0-40). On the other side, the Spaniard didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 49 points. Rafael won 11 more points than Shapovalov (30-19). Nadal lost 5 points on serve (20-5). On the other side, the Canadian conceded 10 points on serve (14-10).
Similarly to the 1st set, there was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that Rafael conquered in the 7th game (4-3) just before eventually winning the set (6-4).
Nadal converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, the Spaniard didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 67 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Rafael won just 3 points more than Shapovalov (35-32). Nadal lost 13 points on serve (24-13). On the losing side, Denis conceded 11 points on serve (19-11).
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Canadian conquered in the 10th game (6-4).
Shapovalov was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 6th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Shapovalov didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 56 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Canadian won just 2 more points than Nadal (29-27). The Canadian conceded 9 points on serve (21-9). on the other side of the net, Rafael conceded 8 points on serve (18-8).
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Canadian clinched in the 4th game (3-1) just before ultimately conquering the set (6-3).
Denis was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (2-1 30-40). On the other side, Rafael was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 9th game (3-5 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 53 points. Denis was the one to win the set after conquering 5 points more than Nadal (29-24). The Canadian dropped 10 points on serve (21-10). In addition, on the other side, the Spaniard conceded 8 points on serve (14-8).
Nadal overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Denis Shapovalov in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That was sufficient for Nadal to win the set (6-3) as no one dropped a serve anymore.
Rafael converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-0 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, the Canadian was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 3rd game (0-2 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 58 points. Rafael was the one to win the set after conquering 6 points more than Shapovalov (32-26). Rafael conceded 12 points on serve (24-12). on the other side of the net, Shapovalov conceded 8 points on serve (14-8).
Tennis Scores at the Australian Open
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-4 6-4 3-6 3-6 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Rafael NadalNadal – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-3 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
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- Jannik SinnerSinner – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (1-2) – H2H details and stats
