Canadian Denis Shapovalov got here up on the brief finish of two tiebreakers and, in consequence, got here up one victory shy of reaching the lads’s singles remaining on the ATP 500 Mexican Open in Acapulco.
The Richmond Hill, Ont., ace misplaced 7-6 (3), 7-6 (1) to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain in Friday’s tense semifinal that took two hours 18 minutes to play.
Shapovalov completed the match with two aces, three double faults, and 58 unforced errors. His opponent had no aces, two double faults and 53 unforced errors.
The Canadian saved six of 10 break factors and gained 4 of 12 return video games. His first serve share was 54 per cent in comparison with his opponent’s 70 per cent. That was the one stat that confirmed separation between the gamers within the remaining 4 showdown.
Shapovalov gained 67 per cent of his service video games and 33 per cent of his return video games. Davidovich Fokina Had similar stats.
The Spaniard will face Tomas Machac of Czechia in Saturday’s remaining. Machac defeated American Brandon Nakashima 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 in Friday’s semifinal.
