Sohu Sports News In the early morning of November 14th, Beijing time, the 2021 season men’s tennis ATP250 series Stockholm station came to an end. In the men’s singles final, American player Paul broke out and beat the No. 3 seed 6-4/2-6/6-4. , Canadian star Shapovalov, won the championship of this station is also the first career tour.
Canadian star Shapovalov has performed well this season, sweeping away the ups and downs of the previous two seasons. After reaching the semi-finals in Dubai, he made his first Grand Slam semi-finals on Wimbledon. Since then, his status Slightly slipped and lost to Harris in the third round of the U.S. Open. In this event, Shapovalov played as the No. 3 seed, winning streak with Vavasori, Lindknecht and Aliasim, and reached the final for the second time after Geneva this season. Shapovalov’s opponent in the final was Paul of the United States. The latter had the third round of the Australian Open last season, and this season, the Indy game defeated Lublev to the fourth round. Triumphed against Fritz, Murray and Diafo, the three favorites to win the championship, and broke into the men’s singles finals for the first time in his career. The final was the first time the two met, Shapovalov strived to end the season for the first championship, and Paul struggled for the first tournament championship of his career.
In the first game, Shapovalov who took the lead in the first game encountered the impact of his opponents. Paul hit the forehand and scored 40-15 consecutive break points on the bottom line. Then Shapovalov continued to score and serve with a strong serve. After that, the scores came to a 2-2 tie with their respective guarantees. In the fifth game, the deadlock was broken. Shapovalov made a series of mistakes. Paul made consecutive breaks and scored four points in a row. A lovegame secured a 4-2 lead. After that, Paul kept his break advantage until the end, winning the first set 6-4 with a 1-0 lead.
In the second set, Shapovalov ushered in a recovery. In the first game, despite a double error, he sent a break point, but then continued high-quality serve to save the break point. In the second game, Shapovalov’s bottom line was shot. The winning points were consecutively played, the break point was backhandled and the diagonal score was broken, and the score was guaranteed to lead by 3-0. The score was behind Paul and once tried to counterattack. In the fifth game, he received a straight line and scored 40-0 consecutive break points. At the critical time, Shapovalov recovered his serve and saved three break points to keep serving a 4-1 lead. . After that, Shapovalov saved two more break points in the seventh game. After completing the second break in the eighth game at the end of the set, he won the second set 6-2 and the total score reached 1-1.
In the decisive set, both of them maintained their excellent serve in the opening stage, and each guaranteed the score to a 2-2 tie. In the fifth game, Paul tried to break the deadlock and scored a volley before the net after a 30-30 tie. After getting the break point, Shapovalov saved two break points and kept serve. In the eighth game, Shapovalov still failed to seize the opportunity for two consecutive break points, and each guaranteed the score to a 4-4 tie. . In the key ninth game, Shapovalov’s serving state fluctuated. Paul keenly caught the opportunity to improve the quality of the service. After a key break of 4 points in a row, he took a 5-4 lead. The next is Paul’s serve to win the game. Lovegame secured a perfect ending, winning the final set 6-4.
In the end, American player Paul created a personal career history, defeating Canadian star Shapovalov 2-1 upset, and won his first ATP Tour men’s singles championship. The whole game took 2 hours and 12 minutes. In the game, Paul completed 1 ACES ball and 1 double fault, Shapovalov had 1 ACES ball and 3 double faults. The first serve rate was 70%. Leading by 15 percentage points, Paul’s first serve scoring rate of 72% is almost the same between the two. In the break, Shapovalov broke twice with 5 break points, and Paul broke twice with 12 break points.Return to Sohu to see more
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