Wimbledon: Denis Shapovalov aces

Canadian Denis Shapovalov qualified for the semi-finals of the Wimbledon grass tournament on Wednesday.

For the occasion, he defeated Russia’s Karen Khachanov 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 in the quarter-finals in five sets. In the quarter-finals, “Shabo” will face the world’s number one, Novak Djokovic.

Tenth place in the competition, Shapovalov showed determination, especially in the penultimate play of the match. Late in the 30-0 run, he managed to take a break to give himself a chance to serve up the meet and he didn’t miss it. His opponent sent one last ball into the net to allow Ontarian to advance to the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career.

During the match that lasted 3 hours and 26 minutes, the winner controlled 10-7 for a total of aces and 59-31 for hit wins. He was entitled to 19 breakout rounds and exploited it five times. For his part, Khachanov, 25 years old^e Classifier, he has three fractures.

Maple Leaf player will now attempt to defeat “Djoker” for the first time in seven matches. There will be a second duel between them this year. In the ATP Cup held in Australia, the Serbian won two identical sets of 7-5 in the preliminary round match.