Denis Shapovalov shocks Casper Ruud 7-6(5) 6-3 in the final in Dallas on Sunday. The match lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes. This is the first time that the Canadian conquered this tournament. His most significant achievement in this tournament so far was reaching the 2nd round. Here you can see when his history at this event.
Shapovalov added $ 238,450 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned $ 516,165 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Casper Ruud Dallas Open – Dallas
Shapovalov’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Denis scored 77 points vs. the Norwegian’s 69.
Shapovalov
Shapovalov fired 13 aces and he committed 2 double faults. The Canadian won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points as he converted only 20% (1/5) of the procured opportunities.
Ruud
On the other side, the Norwegian wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Shapovalov and Ruud is 1-2 for Casper.
This was the 3rd career title for the Canadian. He won the previous title in Dallas. (see list of titles and finals). The Norwegian remains with 12th titles. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Shapovalov won the set after he broke the Norwegian .
Shapovalov wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 3rd game (1-1 30-40). On the other side, Denis didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 89 points. The Canadian was the one to win the set after conquering 5 more points than the Norwegian (47-42
). Shapovalov surrendered 16 points on serve (36-16). on the other side of the court, Ruud conceded 11 points on serve (26-11).Shapovalov came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Casper Ruud in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. the Canadian to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks anymore.
Shapovalov converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 4th game (3-0 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Ruud wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 3rd game (0-2 40-A).
They contested 57 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Denis won just 3 more points than Ruud (30-27). Shapovalov dropped 9 points on serve (18-9). On the other side, the Norwegian conceded 12 points on serve (18-12).