ATP Shanghai: Novak Djokovic against Denis Shapovalov without problems
Defending champion Novak Djokovic has confidently contested his start at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Shanghai. The world number one defeated Denis Shapovalov 6: 3 and 6: 3.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Oct 09, 2019, 02:50 pm
Denis Shapovalov has not yet found any solutions to the tasks Novak Djokovic poses on a tennis court. In the third meeting with the world number one, the Canadian left the court for the third time as a loser. This time in the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Shanghai. Djokovic won smoothly 6: 3 and 6: 3.
The Serb had traveled to Tokyo last week with the recommendation of winning the title, calling himself a machine on arrival. Shapovalov also felt this during the 70 minutes of the game. Djokovic only had to fend off a breakball once, but took his opponent's serve three times. In the round of 16, Novak Djokovic meets the American John Isner on Thursday.
Earlier on Wednesday, Alexander Zverev had already qualified for the round of 16. The German defeated Jeremy Chardy in two short sentences and now plays against Andrey Rublev.