Shapovalov bests Davidovich Fokina in the 2nd round. HIGHLIGHTS – INDIAN WELLS RESULTS

BNP PARIBAS OPEN - INDIAN WELLS DRAW AND RESULTS. Shapovalov ousts Davidovich Fokina to come up against Reilly Opelka in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Denis Shapovalov vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

Denis Shapovalov victorious over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Indian Wells on Saturday. Shapovalov will fight against Reilly Opelka in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 34 minutes. His most significant achievement in this tournament was reaching the 4th round in 2019. Here you can see his history at this event.

Shapovalov
Indian Wells
Shapovalov's Record

Shapovalov added to his prize money $ 24,270 after winning this match. He has won already $ 54,400 after this win. If he wins the next match, Shapovalov will add $ 40,175 to his earnings to get in total $ 94,575 in total.

Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Shapovalov
Fokina
Denis Shapovalov
4-6 6-4 6-2
2h:34
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
105
105
Total points
97
97
43
43
Winners
39
39
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
0
0
9
9
Double Faults
4
4
61%
61%
1st in
61%
61%
73%
73%
1st won
60%
60%
43/59
43/59
1st won
39/65
39/65
43%
43%
2nd won
51%
51%
16/37
16/37
2nd won
21/41
21/41
-- Break Points --
5/14
5/14
Total
3/14
3/14
36%
36%
Won
21%
21%
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At the end of the match, Shapovalov scored 105 points vs. Alejandro’s 97.

Shapovalov

Denis won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points after he converted only 36% (5/14) of the procured opportunities.

Davidovich Fokina

On the other side, Alejandro had some problems converting his break points (only 21% – 3/14). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this contest, the head to head between Shapovalov and Davidovich Fokina is 1-0 for Denis.

Draw and next match H2H: Denis Shapovalov vs. Reilly Opelka – stats

Shapovalov will face Opelka in the 3rd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Denis Shapovalov and Reilly Opelka clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Shapovalov won 7-64 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 3rd round in Australian open back in January 2022.

Denis Shapovalov Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Shapovalov had a racing start in this set after breaking Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the 2nd game (2-0). Nonetheless, that wasn’t sufficient for the Spaniard to win the set since Denis succeeded in breaking back in the 3rd (1-2) game. The Spaniard kept his cool to break the Canadian in the 10th (6-4) game.

Alejandro was on the money in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 4th (2-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (3-2 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40). In addition on the other side, Shapovalov was flawless in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 3rd game (0-2 40-A and 40-A).

They played 82 points. Davidovich Fokina won 6 points more than Denis (44-38). Alejandro conceded 17 points on serve (25-17). In addition, on the other side, Shapovalov conceded 19 points on serve (21-19).

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Shapovalov conquered in the 7th game (4-3) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-4).

Shapovalov converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 7th game (3-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Alejandro 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 8th game (3-4 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 68 points. The Canadian was the one to win the set after conquering 4 points more than Alejandro (36-32). Shapovalov lost 10 points on serve (23-10). In addition, on the other side, the Spaniard conceded 13 points on serve (22-13).

Shapovalov started the set strong after breaking Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, that was not enough for Denis to win the set as the Spaniard succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Denis maintained his focus to break the Spaniard in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game before winning the set (6-2).

There was a pivotal moment in this set when Shapovalov won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to bring the score from 1-1 to 5-1.

The Canadian converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 4th game (3-1 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Davidovich Fokina converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 6th game (1-4 40-A).

They contested 52 points. The Canadian was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than Davidovich Fokina (31-21). Denis dropped 8 points on serve (15-8). On the losing side, the Spaniard conceded 16 points on serve (13-16).

 

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