Denis Shapovalov will face off against Valentin Royer in Basel on Thursday at 2:30 pm on IWB COURT 1.
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The H2H stats
Shapovalov and Royer played each other only once. The head to head is 1-0 for Shapovalov.
The last time that they played each other it was at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open) when Shapovalov won 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3. The prediction is Royer to win in 3 sets.
Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs Valentin Royer – U.S. Open 28-August-2025
Royer in Basel, ranking, and results in 2025
Now ranked no.69 (career-high), Royer achieved an overall 60-27 record in 2025. Valentin is now playing in Basel where he ousted Marc-Andrea Huesler 7-6(5) 6-1, Kamil Majchrzak 6-4 7-5 and Raphael Collignon 6-4 7-6(5).
Valentin Royer will play the world no.23 Denis Shapovalov in the 2nd round on Thursday at 2:30 pm on IWB COURT 1. Their head to head is 1-0 for Shapovalov.
The French player clinched 2 titles in 2025 in the Kigali 1 Challenger and in the Kigali 2 Challenger. Valentin was the runner-up in the Zadar Challenger, in the Bratislava 1 Challenger and in Hangzhou (Hangzhou Open).
Shapovalov in Basel, ranking, and results in 2025
Currently ranked no.23, the Canadian owns an overall 25-20 record in 2025. Shapovalov is now competing in Basel where he conquered Marcos Giron 6-7(3) 6-0 7-6(4).
Denis Shapovalov will come up against the world no.69 Valentin Royer in the 2nd round on Thursday at 2:30 pm on IWB COURT 1. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Shapovalov.
Denis conquered 2 titles in 2025 in Dallas and in Los Cabos.
Denis won 4 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 3 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)