Die-hard Shapovalov beats Herbert in the 1st round in Montreal

Denis Shapovalov survives Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3 7-5 in the 1^st round in Montreal on Tuesday after conquering a huge battle. Shapovalov will face off with Dominic Thiem in the 2^nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Shapovalov won the set after he broke Herbert in the 3^rd (2-1) and in the 9^th (6-3) game. That break was sufficient for Denis to conquer the set because he didn’t concede his serve in the rest of the set.

2^nd set.

Herbert enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Shapovalov in the 1^st game (1-0). Nevertheless, Denis found the way to come back to break Pierre-Hugues in the 2^nd (1-1) gamein the 12^th game before winning the set (7-5) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

After this encounter, the head to head between Shapovalov and Herbert is 1-1.

Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert Coupe Rogers – Montreal

Next Match: Denis Shapovalov vs. Dominic Thiem – H2H and stats

Shapovalov will compete against Thiem in the 2^nd round.

This will be the 2^nd time that Denis Shapovalov and Dominic Thiem face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Thiem (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played, Thiem won 6-2 6-3 in the 2^nd round in Acapulco back in 2018.