Prediction Of Lehecka Vs Shapovalov H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Belgrade Open 2024?

What Time Will Jiri Lehecka Play Against Denis Shapovalov?

Lehecka and Shapovalov are on the Day 6 Schedule at Belgrade Open 2024 on Friday 8 November 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Jiri Lehecka from the Czech Republic and Denis Shapovalov from Canada will face each other in a match at the Rotterdam tournament in the Netherlands. Lehecka currently leads the head-to-head record with one win against Shapovalov.

Jiri Lehecka, 23 years old and ranked 31st in the world, achieved his career-high ranking of 23 in January 2024 after winning his first ATP Tour title in Adelaide. He has had a successful year so far with a record of 30 wins and 18 losses. Notable achievements include reaching the semifinals at the 2023 Doha tournament by defeating No. 5 Rublev and reaching his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinals at the 2024 Indian Wells. He also reached the semifinals at the 2024 Madrid Masters by defeating No. 4 Medvedev, who retired during the match. Lehecka has had success in Grand Slam tournaments as well, reaching the quarterfinals at the 2023 Australian Open, where he defeated No. 12 Norrie and No. 7 Auger-Aliassime.

In 2022, Lehecka reached his first ATP Tour semifinal as a qualifier at the Rotterdam tournament, where he defeated No. 12 Shapovalov in the first round for his first ATP Tour win. He also had a notable performance at the 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals, finishing as the runner-up and celebrating his 21st birthday during the tournament. As a junior player, Lehecka won the 2019 Wimbledon boys’ doubles title with his fellow countryman Forejtek.

On the day of the match, Lehecka turns 23 and he will be looking to reach his fourth ATP Tour final. His previous final appearances include the 2023 Winston-Salem, 2024 Adelaide, and 2024 Antwerp tournaments. He has a strong record against players ranked outside the top 50, with a 13-2 record since Dubai in February. However, both of his losses during this period came against Bautista Agut, when Lehecka was ranked No. 62 in the Davis Cup and No. 60 in the Antwerp final.

Denis Shapovalov, 25 years old and currently ranked 78th in the world, had a breakthrough performance at the 2020 US Open, becoming the first Canadian men’s singles quarter-finalist in the tournament’s history. He also became the second Canadian man to break into the top 10, alongside Raonic. Shapovalov reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon in 2021, defeating two-time champion Murray and earning five-set wins over Kohlschreiber and Khachanov.

In addition to his achievements in Grand Slam tournaments, Shapovalov reached the final at the 2019 Paris Masters and has reached four other ATP Masters 1000 semifinals, including the 2017 Montreal tournament, where he upset No. 2 Nadal and became the youngest semifinalist in the series’ history at the age of 18. Shapovalov has also had success in team competitions, helping Canada win both the 2022 ATP Cup and the 2022 Davis Cup, with victories over Carreno Busta and Kokkinakis, respectively.

As a junior player, Shapovalov won the 2016 Wimbledon boys’ singles title and broke into the top 50 of the PIF ATP Rankings less than 15 months later.

Shapovalov is currently seeking his seventh ATP Tour final, with a record of 1 win and 5 losses. He has had success on indoor hard courts, reaching four finals on this surface. However, his most recent final appearance was in 2022 at the Vienna tournament, where he lost to Medvedev. If Shapovalov wins his upcoming match, he will become the third Canadian man to reach an ATP Tour final in 2024, following Auger-Aliassime in Madrid and Diallo in Almaty.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Lehecka will win.
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