Uncompromising Shapovalov trashes Molcan in the 2nd round. HIGHLIGHTS – DOHA RESULTS

QATAR EXXONMOBIL OPEN - DOHA DRAW AND RESULTS. Shapovalov destroys Molcan to come up against Arthur Rinderknech in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Denis Shapovalov vs. Alex Molcan

Denis Shapovalov grounds Alex Molcan 6-4 6-0 in the 2nd round in Doha on Wednesday after playing a remarkable match to play Arthur Rinderknech in the quarter. The match lasted just 52 minutes. This run will match his most significant achievement in this competition. Here you can see his history at this event.

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Shapovalov's Record

Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Alex Molcan Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Doha

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Shapovalov
Molcan
Denis Shapovalov
6-4 6-0
0h:52
Alex Molcan
54
54
Total points
32
32
21
21
Winners
16
16
39%
39%
Ratio Winners
50%
50%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
4
4
4
4
Double Faults
0
0
61%
61%
1st in
62%
62%
84%
84%
1st won
57%
57%
21/25
21/25
1st won
16/28
16/28
75%
75%
2nd won
47%
47%
12/16
12/16
2nd won
8/17
8/17
-- Break Points --
4/8
4/8
Total
0/0
0/0
50%
50%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Denis scored 54 points vs. Molcan’s 32.

Shapovalov

Denis served exceptionally well to win 84% of the points (21/25) behind his first serve, and he won 75% points (12/16) on his second serve. The Canadian was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he procured (4/8).

Molcan

On the other side, Alex wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/0). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this match, the head to head between Shapovalov and Molcan is 1-0 for Denis.

Draw and next match H2H: Denis Shapovalov vs. Arthur Rinderknech – stats

Shapovalov will square off with Rinderknech in the quarter.

This will be the 2nd time that Denis Shapovalov and Arthur Rinderknech fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

Denis Shapovalov Draw info

Live score progression and stats

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Denis grabbed in the 5th game (3-2) prior to eventually winning the set (6-4).

Shapovalov converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Canadian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 52 points. Denis won 6 more points than the Slovakian (29-23). Denis surrendered 5 points on serve (21-5). On the losing side, Alex conceded 8 points on serve (18-8).

Molcan was totally subdued and Shapovalov won the set 6-0.

Denis converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (4-0 15-40). On the other side, Denis didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 34 points. Shapovalov was the winner of the set after clinching 16 more points than Molcan (25-9). Denis was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (12-3). On the other side, the Slovakian conceded 13 points on serve (6-13).

 

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