Denis Shapovalov and Jiri Vesely will square off in the semifinal of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 7:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Denis Shapovalov who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Denis Shapovalov is the pick to win this match.
Denis Shapovalov -> 1.44
Jiri Vesely -> 2.97
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Prediction and head to head Denis Shapovalov vs. Jiri Vesely
There is no head to head record between Denis Shapovalov and Jiri Vesely since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Denis Shapovalov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8-12 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 13-13 | 6-6 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-26 | 22-12 | 4-4 | 7-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-23 | 11-11 | 7-6 | 4-3 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-15 | 8-6 | 5-2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 14, the Canadian reached the semifinal after defeating Marton Fucsovics 4-6 6-4 7-5, Taro Daniel 6-4 6-3 and Richard Berankis 7-64 6-3.
In the quarter, Denis had a good straight sets win against Berankis (7-64 6-3). During the match, Shapovalov scored 69 points vs Berankis’s 57. Shapovalov was quite aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about the service games, Shapovalov struck 14 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Denis Shapovalov was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 85% (34/40) of his 1st serve and 56% (10/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Denis broke Berankis twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Denis has lost 1 set in this event to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Shapovalov has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 62% of his matches (240-147). 11-3 on hard in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Shapovalov has an aggregate107-64 match record in the last 8 years on hard.
The Canadian has a compiled 11-4 win-loss record in 2022, 11-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Jiri Vesely
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6-11 | 0-4 | 6-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 11-15 | 5-3 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| 2022 | 20-19 | 12-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-27 | 4-5 | 8-12 | 9-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| 2020 | 21-12 | 8-5 | 9-5 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 123, Vesely got to the semifinal after defeating Hady Habib 6-1 5-7 6-3, Alexei Popyrin 7-64 6-76 6-2, Marin Cilic 6-4 7-63, Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2 6-4 and Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-64.
In the quarter, Vesely had a good straight sets win against Djokovic (6-4 7-64). During the match Vesely scored 74 points vs Djokovic’s 71. The Czech was quite aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Vesely bagged 9 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Jiri Vesely lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Vesely put 66% of his first serves in, winning 69% (34/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (14/25) on the 2nd serve. The Czech broke Djokovic 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Czech started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Jiri has an overall 10-6 win-loss record in 2022, 10-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2016, 2017 and 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shapovalov | Vesely |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 12 |
| Tot Games | 73 | 126 |
| Pts | 225-193 | 412-341 |
| Total Points | 418 | 753 |
| Winners | 100 | 190 |
| %Winners | 44% | 46% |
Shapovalov played 3 matches while Vesely competed in 5 matches. Vesely started his run from the qualifications while Shapovalov had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Denis Shapovalov dropped 1 set, while Jiri Vesely conceded 2 sets. Shapovalov has played 5 set(s) less than Vesely (7 vs 12). Therefore, Shapovalov played 53 games less than Vesely. Denis scored 100 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Jiri made 190 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shapovalov | Vesely |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 28 | 65 |
| Avg per match | 9.3 | 13 |
| 1st in | 124/194 | 227/348 |
| %1st in | 64% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 100/124 | 190/227 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 84% |
| 2nd pts | 42/70 | 66/121 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 55% |
Shapovalov made 28 aces (9.3 per match). Vesely fired 65 aces (13 per match). Shapovalov won 81% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Vesely won 84% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Shapovalov | Vesely |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 15 |
| Converted | 9/18 | 15/45 |
| % Converted | 50% | 33% |
| Conceded | 11 | 13 |
| Saved | 8 | 8 |
| % Saved | 73% | 62% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 |
Denis broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. Denis dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. Vesely broke his opponents 15 times with a 33% conversion rate. The Czech conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded.
| Shapovalov | |||||
| R1 Fucsovics |
R2 Daniel |
1/4 Berankis |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-4 7-5 | 6-4 6-3 | 7-64 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 19 | 22 | 73 | |
| pts | 94-92 | 62-44 | 69-57 | 225-193 | |
| Total points | 186 | 106 | 126 | 418 | |
| Winners | 45 | 21 | 34 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 34% | 49% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 6 | 14 | 28 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 60/94 | 24/42 | 40/58 | 124/194 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 57% | 69% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 45/60 | 21/24 | 34/40 | 100/124 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 88% | 85% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/34 | 16/18 | 10/18 | 42/70 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 89% | 56% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 3/8 | 2/3 | 9/18 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 38% | 67% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |
| Saved | 7/10 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 100% | – | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Vesely | |||||||
| Q1 Habib |
Q3 Popyrin |
R1 Cilic |
R2 Bautista-Agut |
1/4 Djokovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 5-7 6-3 | 7-64 6-76 6-2 | 6-4 7-63 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 34 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 126 | |
| pts | 92-63 | 105-98 | 77-67 | 64-42 | 74-71 | 412-341 | |
| Total points | 155 | 203 | 144 | 106 | 145 | 753 | |
| Winners | 42 | 51 | 35 | 28 | 34 | 190 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 49% | 45% | 44% | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 24 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 65 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | |
| 1st in | 44/65 | 62/97 | 41/67 | 31/45 | 49/74 | 227/348 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 64% | 61% | 69% | 66% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 42/44 | 51/62 | 35/41 | 28/31 | 34/49 | 190/227 | |
| % 1st pts | 95% | 82% | 85% | 90% | 69% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/21 | 17/35 | 14/26 | 9/14 | 14/25 | 66/121 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 49% | 54% | 64% | 56% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 3/12 | 2/12 | 3/4 | 3/8 | 15/45 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 25% | 17% | 75% | 38% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 1/1 | 3/5 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | 80% | 100% | 60% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWLLLLW Tennis Scores in Dubai
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Jannik SinnerSinner (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (2-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Richard BerankisBerankis (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Jiri VeselyVesely – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (6-4 7-64) – See score progression
- Jiri VeselyVesely – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (6-4 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Richard BerankisBerankis (7-6(4) 6-3) – See score progression
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Jannik SinnerSinner (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Jiri VeselyVesely – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Andrey RublevRublev (2-0) – H2H and prediction
