Shapovalov conquers Johnson in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS – TOKYO RESULTS

RAKUTEN JAPAN OPEN - TOKYO DRAW AND RESULTS. Shapovalov ousts Johnson to come up against Rio Noguchi in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
-
Prediction and head to head Denis Shapovalov vs. Steve Johnson

Denis Shapovalov overcomes Steve Johnson 6-3 7-6(3) in the 1st round in Tokyo on Wednesday. Shapovalov will clash against Rio Noguchi in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 21 minutes. His most significant achievement in this event was reaching the semifinal in 2018. Here you can see his history at this event.

Shapovalov
Tokyo
Shapovalov's Record

Denis added to his prize money $ 13,330 after winning this match. He has won already $ 28,565 after this win. If he wins the next match, Denis will add $ 24,955 to his earnings to get in total $ 53,520 in total.

Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Steve Johnson Rakuten Japan Open – Tokyo

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Shapovalov
Johnson
Denis Shapovalov
6-3 7-63
1h:21
Steve Johnson
71
71
Total points
54
54
37
37
Winners
33
33
52%
52%
Ratio Winners
61%
61%
-- Serve --
11
11
Aces
8
8
2
2
Double Faults
3
3
76%
76%
1st in
65%
65%
97%
97%
1st won
67%
67%
37/38
37/38
1st won
33/49
33/49
67%
67%
2nd won
62%
62%
8/12
8/12
2nd won
16/26
16/26
-- Break Points --
2/5
2/5
Total
0/0
0/0
40%
40%
Won
0%
0%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, the Canadian scored 71 points vs. the American’s 54.

Shapovalov

The Canadian served pretty well to win 97% of the points (37/38) behind his first serve, and he won 67% points (8/12) on his second serve. Denis blasted 11 aces and he committed 2 double faults. Denis won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 40% (2/5) of the procured opportunities.

Johnson

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

After this encounter, the head to head between Shapovalov and Johnson is 2-0 for Denis.

Draw and next match H2H: Denis Shapovalov vs. Rio Noguchi – stats

Shapovalov will fight against Noguchi in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Denis Shapovalov and Rio Noguchi since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Denis Shapovalov Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Denis won the set after he broke Steve in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

The American was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-3 to 6-3.

Denis converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A and 40-A), the 7th (3-3 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Canadian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 61 points. Denis was the winner of the set after clinching 11 points more than the American (36-25). Denis was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (16-3). Regarding the other side of the net, the American conceded 20 points on serve (22-20).

Both players were too good on serve during this set and the fight went to the breaker. Finally, the Canadian won the tiebreak at 7-3.

Tiebreak

Shapovalov won 2 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0) and 10th (7-3) point.

Shapovalov won the tiebreak 7-3 after he conquered a decisive 4-2 lead.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 7-3

Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. In addition on the other side, Shapovalov didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 64 points. Denis won 6 points more than Johnson (35-29). Shapovalov was extremely solid on serve to drop just 2 points (30-2). Regarding the other side of the net, Steve conceded 5 points on serve (27-5).

 

Tennis Scores in Tokyo

Upcoming matches