Denis Shapovalov shocks Juncheng Shang 6-1 6-4 in the 1st round in Basel on Tuesday after playing a good match to clash against Casper Ruud or Roberto Bautista Agut in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 8 minutes. This run will match his best result in this event. Here you can see his history at this event.
Shapovalov added to his prize money € 16,275 after conquering this match. He has already won € 34,880 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Canadian will add € 30,465 to his earnings to get in total € 65,345 in total.
Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Juncheng Shang Swiss Indoors Basel – Basel
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:08
At the end of the match, the Canadian scored 64 points vs. Juncheng’s 43.
Shapovalov
Shapovalov served pretty well to win 89% of the points (25/28) behind his first serve, and he won 59% points (16/27) on his second serve. Shapovalov fired 11 aces and he committed 3 double faults. The Canadian didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that he procured (3/6).
Shang
On the other side, Juncheng wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Shapovalov and Shang is 1-0 for Denis.
Draw and next match H2H: Denis Shapovalov vs. Casper Ruud or Roberto Bautista Agut – stats
Shapovalov will compete against either Casper Ruud or Roberto Bautista Agut in the 2nd round. The head to head is 0-2 vs. Casper Ruud and 2-0 vs. Roberto Bautista Agut.
Live score progression and stats
The Canadian was too strong to concede barely 1 game before breaking Shang 2 times and wrap up the set 6-1.
The Chinese had no answers in the last 6 games of the set when the game count went from 1-1 to 6-1.
Denis converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). On the other side, Denis didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 42 points. Shapovalov was the winner of the set after clinching 12 more points than Juncheng (27-15). The Canadian was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (16-3). on the other side of the net, Juncheng conceded 11 points on serve (12-11).
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the Canadian clinched in the 9th game (5-4) just before ultimately conquering the set (6-4).
Denis converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, Shang wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (2-1 40-A).
They contested 65 points. Denis won 9 points more than the Chinese (37-28). Denis lost 11 points on serve (25-11). on the other side of the court, the Chinese conceded 12 points on serve (17-12).
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