

What Time Will Denis Shapovalov Play Against Adam Walton?
Shapovalov and Walton are on the Day 5 Schedule at Mifel Tennis Open By Telcel Oppo 2025 on Friday 18 July 2025. 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?
In the head-to-head matchup between [3] Denis Shapovalov of Canada and [8] Adam Walton of Australia, Shapovalov leads 1-0. The match took place at the 25 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells on hard court, with Shapovalov emerging victorious with a scoreline of 6-3, 6-2.
Denis Shapovalov, aged 26 and currently ranked World No. 33, achieved a career-high of No. 10. Notable achievements include becoming the first Canadian men’s singles quarter-finalist at the US Open in 2020. He also joined Milos Raonic as the second Canadian to break into the Top 10. Shapovalov’s journey to the first Grand Slam semi-final at Wimbledon in 2021 involved defeating champions like Andy Murray and securing 5-set wins against players like Philipp Kohlschreiber and Karen Khachanov. Throughout his career, he reached the Paris final in 2019 and four other ATP Masters 1000 semi-finals, notably upsetting Rafael Nadal to become the youngest semi-finalist in series history at just 18 years old. Shapovalov has won three ATP Tour titles indoors, notably the Dallas title in 2025.
In contrast, Adam Walton, also 26 years old, is currently ranked World No. 97 with a career-high of No. 85. Starting his 2024 season as World No. 176, he broke into the Top 100 in May of that year, achieving a career-high ranking after a successful run to the ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4th round as a lucky loser. Walton made his ATP Tour debut in 2024 at Adelaide and has had successes in Challenger events, winning titles at various tournaments. He has credited his time playing college tennis for the University of Tennessee for five years as instrumental in improving his game and physique.
Shapovalov aims to advance to his 9th ATP Tour final and potentially become one of the few men to reach multiple ATP Tour hard court finals this season. On the other hand, Walton is competing in his first ATP Tour semi-final and seeks to become the second Australian man to reach a final this season. Despite Walton’s 0-9 record against Top 50 players, he is determined to achieve the biggest win of his career and improve his ranking if he secures a semi-final victory.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Shapovalov will win.
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