Denis Shapovalov defeats Nakashima in the 1st round to play vs Arnaldi – FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Shapovalov tops Nakashima to take on Matteo Arnaldi in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Denis Shapovalov vs. Brandon Nakashima

Denis Shapovalov victorious over Brandon Nakashima 6-4 7-5 4-6 3-6 6-3 in the 1st round in Paris on Monday. Shapovalov will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Matteo Arnaldi in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 3 hours and 47 minutes. This run will match his most significant achievement in this tournament. Here you can see his history at this event.

Shapovalov
Paris
Shapovalov's Record

Denis added to his prize money € 28,000 after conquering this match. He has already won € 97,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Shapovalov will add € 45,000 to his earnings to get in total € 142,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Shapovalov
Nakashima
Denis Shapovalov
6-4 7-5 4-6
3-6 6-3
3h:47
Brandon Nakashima
143
143
Total points
148
148
63
63
Winners
73
73
44%
44%
Ratio Winners
49%
49%
68
68
Unforced
40
40
63%
63%
Ratio Unforced
37%
37%
31/35
31/35
Net Approaches
27/36
27/36
89%
89%
Perc
75%
75%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
4
4
15
15
Double Faults
5
5
56%
56%
1st in
70%
70%
75%
75%
1st won
74%
74%
63/84
63/84
1st won
73/99
73/99
54%
54%
2nd won
56%
56%
35/65
35/65
2nd won
24/43
24/43
-- Break Points --
4/11
4/11
Total
3/11
3/11
36%
36%
Won
27%
27%
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The Canadian won this match even if he scored less points than Nakashima (143 vs. 148).

Shapovalov

Shapovalov served extremely well to win 75% of the points (63/84) behind his first serve, and he won 54% points (35/65) on his second serve. Denis won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points as he converted only 36% (4/11) of the procured opportunities.

Nakashima

On the other side, Brandon was battling in converting his break points (only 27% – 3/11). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this contest, the head to head between Shapovalov and Nakashima is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Denis Shapovalov vs. Matteo Arnaldi – stats

Shapovalov will come up against Arnaldi in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Denis Shapovalov and Matteo Arnaldi since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Denis Shapovalov Draw info

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1st Set -
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ShapovalovNakashima
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0
0
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0
0

Shapovalov won the set after he broke Brandon in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (4-3) game. The American tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Nonetheless, Shapovalov kept the situation under control to win the set 6-4.

Denis converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40 and 40-A). In addition on the other side, the American converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 5th (2-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 40-A).

They contested 60 points. Denis won 4 points more than Nakashima (32-28). Denis lost 11 points on serve (20-11). On the other side, Nakashima conceded 12 points on serve (17-12).

2nd Set -
Shapovalov Not
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0
0
0
0

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Denis conquered in the 11th game (6-5) prior to finally conquering the set (7-5).

The Canadian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 11th game (5-5 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Nakashima was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40).

They contested 70 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Canadian won just 2 more points than Brandon (36-34). The Canadian surrendered 13 points on serve (26-13). On the other side, Brandon conceded 10 points on serve (21-10).

3rd Set -
Shapovalov this
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0
0
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0
0
0
0

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Nakashima conquered in the 10th game (6-4).

Brandon was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 10th game (5-4 0-40). On the other side, Shapovalov wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 7th game (3-3 30-40).

They played 53 points. Nakashima won 9 points more than Shapovalov (31-22). Brandon surrendered 6 points on serve (21-6). on the other side of the court, Denis conceded 10 points on serve (16-10).

4th Set -
Shapovalov

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Nakashima conquered in the 8th game (5-3) just before eventually winning the set (6-3).

Brandon was on the money in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Shapovalov wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 1st game (0-0 30-40).

They contested 51 points. Brandon was the winner of the set after clinching 11 more points than the Canadian (31-20). Brandon surrendered 5 points on serve (21-5). On the losing side, Shapovalov conceded 10 points on serve (15-10).

5th Set -
Nakashima 0-0

Similarly to the 4th set, there was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Canadian grabbed in the 4th game (3-1) before ultimately winning the set (6-3).

The Canadian converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 4th game (2-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the American wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 7th game (2-4 30-40).

They contested 57 points. Denis was the one to win the set after conquering 9 more points than the American (33-24). Shapovalov conceded 7 points on serve (21-7). On the losing side, Brandon conceded 12 points on serve (17-12).

1st
Shapovalov
Nakashima
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Shapovalov
Nakashima
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Shapovalov
Nakashima
4-6
4
6
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
4th
Shapovalov
Nakashima
3-6
3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
5th
Shapovalov
Nakashima
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

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