Christopher O Connell and Denis Shapovalov will fight against each other in the quarter of the Belgrade Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Denis Shapovalov who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Denis Shapovalov is the pick to win this match.
Denis Shapovalov -> 1.43
Christopher O Connell -> 2.83

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Prediction and head to head Christopher O Connell vs. Denis Shapovalov

There is no head to head record between Christopher O Connell and Denis Shapovalov since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Christopher O Connell

Ranked no. 71, the Australian got to the quarter after defeating Miomir Kecmanovic 6-1 6-1 and Daniel Altmaier 6-3 6-1.

In the 2^nd round, Christopher had a good straight sets win against Altmaier (6-3 6-1). During the match, O Connell scored 70 points vs Altmaier’s 45. The Australian was quite aggressive to blast 24 winners.

Talking about the service games, O Connell managed to score 2 aces and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults. Christopher O Connell was exceptionally effective on serve to win 80% (24/30) of his 1st serve and 65% (13/20) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Christopher broke Altmaier 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

O Connell hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to win 62% of the points he played.

O Connell has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (351-214). 3-4 on indoor hard courts in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, O Connell has a composed 22-16 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the year was winning the title the Guangzhou Challenger where he overcame Sho Shimabukuro in the final 1-6 7-5 7-6(5).

The Australian has a composed 28-25 win-loss record in 2024, 3-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Belgrade

Denis Shapovalov

Ranked no. 78, the Canadian reached the quarter after beating Constant Lestienne 7-6(4) 6-4, Hugo Grenier 6-3 6-4, Marton Fucsovics 6-7(6) 7-5 6-1 and Nuno Borges 6-2 6-4.

In the 2^nd round, Denis had a good straight sets win against Borges (6-2 6-4). During the match Shapovalov scored 61 points vs Borges’s 38. The Canadian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 31 winners.

Talking about serving, Shapovalov blasted 9 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Denis Shapovalov was quite effective on serve to win 91% (31/34) of his 1st serve and 54% (7/13) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Denis broke Borges 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Shapovalov started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.

Shapovalov has an overall 30-24 win-loss record in 2024, 13-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	O Connell	Shapovalov
Match played	2	4
Tot Set	4	9
Tot Games	30	92
Pts	131-81	326-271
Total Points	212	597
Winners	49	141
%Winners	37%	43%

O Connell played 2 matches while Shapovalov competed in 4 matches. Shapovalov started his run from the qualifications while O Connell had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Denis Shapovalov dropped 1 set while Christopher O Connell hasn’t lost a set so far. O Connell has played 5 set(s) less than Shapovalov (4 vs 9). Therefore, O Connell played 62 games less than Shapovalov. O Connell scored 49 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Denis struck 141 winners (43%).

Serve Performance

Serve	O Connell	Shapovalov
Aces	10	27
Avg per match	5	6.8
1st in	60/97	180/291
%1st in	62%	62%
1st pts	49/60	141/180
%1st pts	82%	78%
2nd pts	21/37	61/111
%2nd pts	57%	55%

O Connell recorded 10 aces (5 per match). Shapovalov made 27 aces (6.8 per match). O Connell won 82% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Shapovalov won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	O Connell	Shapovalov
Won	9	13
Converted	9/21	13/27
% Converted	43%	48%
Conceded	6	15
Saved	6	12
% Saved	100%	80%
Times Broken	0	3

The Australian broke his opponents 9 times with a 43% conversion rate. Christopher pretty effective on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 6 break points. Denis broke his opponents 13 times with a 48% conversion rate. Shapovalov conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.

O Connell
	R1 Kecmanovic	R2 Altmaier	Total
Score	6-1 6-1	6-3 6-1
Tot Set	2	2	4
Tot Games	14	16	30
pts	61-36	70-45	131-81
Total points	97	115	212
Winners	25	24	49
%Winners	41%	34%	37%
SERVE
Aces	8	2	10
Double Faults	2	0	2
1st in	30/47	30/50	60/97
% 1st in	64%	60%	62%
1st pts	25/30	24/30	49/60
% 1st pts	83%	80%	82%
2nd pts	8/17	13/20	21/37
% 2nd pts	47%	65%	57%
Breaks
Won	5	4	9
Converted	5/10	4/11	9/21
Converted %	50%	36%	43%
Conceded	5	1	6
Saved	5/5	1/1	6
Saved %	100%	100%	100%
Times Broken	0	0	0

Shapovalov
	Q1 Lestienne	Q3 Grenier	R1 Fucsovics	R2 Borges	Total
Score	7-64 6-4	6-3 6-4	6-76 7-5 6-1	6-2 6-4
Tot Set	2	2	3	2	9
Tot Games	23	19	32	18	92
pts	80-66	75-62	110-105	61-38	326-271
Total points	146	137	215	99	597
Winners	29	29	52	31	141
%Winners	36%	39%	47%	51%	43%
SERVE
Aces	8	2	8	9	27
Double Faults	5	3	9	4	21
1st in	37/64	37/64	72/116	34/47	180/291
% 1st in	58%	58%	62%	72%	62%
1st pts	29/37	29/37	52/72	31/34	141/180
% 1st pts	78%	78%	72%	91%	78%
2nd pts	17/27	17/27	20/44	7/13	61/111
% 2nd pts	63%	63%	45%	54%	55%
Breaks
Won	3	2	5	3	13
Converted	3/6	2/8	5/8	3/5	13/27
Converted %	50%	25%	63%	60%	48%
Conceded	2	5	7	1	15
Saved	0/2	5/5	6/7	1/1	12
Saved %	0%	100%	86%	100%	143%
Times Broken	2	0	1	0	3

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