Denis Shapovalov wins against Nadal in the 3rd round. HIGHLIGHTS – ROME RESULTS

    INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Shapovalov prevails over Nadal to square off with Casper Ruud in the quarter

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Denis Shapovalov vs. Rafael Nadal

    Denis Shapovalov ousts Rafael Nadal 1-6 7-5 6-2 in the 3rd round in Rome on Thursday. Shapovalov will fight against Casper Ruud in the quarter. The battle lasted 2 hours and 37 minutes. His best result in this tournament was reaching the semifinal in 2020. Here you can see his history at this event.

    Shapovalov
    Rome
    Shapovalov's Record

    Denis added to his prize money € 63,360 after winning this match. He has won already € 136,225 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Canadian will add € 113,515 to his earnings to get in total € 249,740 in total.

    Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Rafael Nadal Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Shapovalov
    Nadal
    Denis Shapovalov
    1-6 7-5 6-2
    2h:37
    Rafael Nadal
    93
    93
    Total points
    90
    90
    40
    40
    Winners
    36
    36
    43%
    43%
    Ratio Winners
    40%
    40%
    -- Serve --
    13
    13
    Aces
    2
    2
    3
    3
    Double Faults
    4
    4
    68%
    68%
    1st in
    72%
    72%
    63%
    63%
    1st won
    55%
    55%
    40/63
    40/63
    1st won
    36/65
    36/65
    43%
    43%
    2nd won
    56%
    56%
    13/30
    13/30
    2nd won
    14/25
    14/25
    -- Break Points --
    5/13
    5/13
    Total
    4/11
    4/11
    38%
    38%
    Won
    36%
    36%
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    At the end of the match, the Canadian scored 93 points vs. Rafael’s 90.

    Shapovalov

    Denis blasted 13 aces and he committed 3 double faults. The Canadian won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points after he converted only 38% (5/13) of the procured opportunities.

    Nadal

    On the other side, the Spaniard had some problems converting his break points (only 36% – 4/11). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

    After this match, the head to head between Shapovalov and Nadal is 2-4 for Rafael.

    Draw and next match H2H: Denis Shapovalov vs. Casper Ruud – stats

    Shapovalov will take on Ruud in the quarter.

    This will be the 2nd time that Denis Shapovalov and Casper Ruud clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

    Denis Shapovalov Draw info

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    The Spaniard was too good to concede only 1 game before breaking Denis 2 times and win the set 6-1.

    Denis was dominated in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-1 to 6-1.

    The Spaniard was spot on in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (2-1 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 40-A). On the other side, Denis wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 5th game (1-3 30-40).

    They contested 48 points. Nadal was the winner of the set after clinching 18 points more than Shapovalov (33-15). Rafael dropped 6 points on serve (17-6). On the losing side, Shapovalov conceded 16 points on serve (9-16).

    Shapovalov was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Rafael Nadal in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. However, that wasn’t sufficient for Shapovalov to win the set because Rafael succeeded in breaking back in the 7th (3-4) game. The Canadian kept his focus to break Nadal in the 12th (7-5) game.

    Shapovalov converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40 and 15-40), the 8th (4-3 30-40 and 40-A), the 10th (5-4 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Nadal converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (1-3 30-40) and the 7th game (2-4 0-40).

    They contested 92 points. The Canadian won 4 points more than the Spaniard (48-44). Shapovalov surrendered 19 points on serve (28-19). On the losing side, Nadal conceded 20 points on serve (25-20).

    Shapovalov had a favorable start in this set after breaking Rafael Nadal in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, Shapovalov refused to bow to come back to break the Spaniard 3 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 6th (4-2) gamein the 8th game before winning the set (6-2) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

    Rafael was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-2 to 6-2.

    The Canadian converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 0-40 and 15-40), the 5th (3-2 0-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Spaniard was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 1st game (0-0 15-40).

    They contested 41 points. Shapovalov was the one to win the set after conquering 13 points more than Rafael (27-14). Denis lost 6 points on serve (13-6). On the other side, the Spaniard conceded 14 points on serve (8-14).

     

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