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Novak Djokovic’s experience with the big points is just enough to get by Denis Shapovalov
For Shapovalov, the tale of the tape in his semifinal was in one telling statistic: 1-for-11 on break point chances. Shapovalov dropped only two points on his first serve in the first set until Djokovic broke back. Shapovalov double-faulted in the 11th game and Djokovic held serve to seize the set. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...Shapovalov missed a forehead long on break point. Forty winners for Shapovalov versus 33 for Djokovic but more than twice as many unforced errors — 36-15. and Djokovic was 3-for-10 on break points.
Source: thestar July 09, 2021 23:30 UTC
