Denis Shapovalov stuns Jiri Lehecka 6-2 6-1 in the semifinal in Belgrade on Friday after playing an extraordinary match to face off with Hamad Medjedovic in the final. The match lasted just 56 minutes.
Denis added to his prize money € 27,435 after winning this match. He has already won € 66,555 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Canadian will add € 47,500 to his earnings to get in total € 114,055 in total.
Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Jiri Lehecka Belgrade Open – Belgrade
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
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At the end of the match, Shapovalov scored 60 points vs. Jiri’s 29.
Shapovalov
Denis served extremely well to win 96% of the points (25/26) behind his first serve, and he won 58% points (7/12) on his second serve. The Canadian won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 36% (4/11) of the procured opportunities.
Lehecka
On the other side, Jiri wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/0). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Shapovalov and Lehecka is 1-1.
Draw and next match H2H: Denis Shapovalov vs. Hamad Medjedovic – stats
Shapovalov will square off with Medjedovic in the final.
There is no head to head record between Denis Shapovalov and Hamad Medjedovic since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Shapovalov was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Jiri Lehecka in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. The Canadian managed to boost his lead after breaking Jiri in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.
Shapovalov failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 0.
The Canadian converted 22% of his break points (2/9). He had 9 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (4-1 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, the Canadian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 59 points. Shapovalov won 17 points more than Jiri (38-21). Shapovalov was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (20-4). on the other side of the court, Lehecka conceded 18 points on serve (17-18).
Shapovalov conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Jiri Lehecka in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. The Canadian managed to boost his lead after breaking Jiri in the 4th (4-0) game before conquering the set (6-1).
It is worth noting that a key moment of this set was when the Canadian won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to convert the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.
Denis was spot on in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 4th game (3-0 0-40). On the other side, Shapovalov didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 30 points. Shapovalov was the one to win the set after conquering 14 more points than Lehecka (22-8). Shapovalov was extremely solid on serve to concede just 2 points (12-2). In addition, on the other side, the Czech conceded 10 points on serve (6-10).
Tennis Scores in Belgrade
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (6-2 6-1)
- Hamad MedjedovicMedjedovic – Laslo DjereDjere (6-2 3-6 7-62)
