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Diego SURVIVES!
Diego Schwartzman beats Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 to advance into the final of the Rome Masters 1000!
A ROMAN EPIC 🤯@dieschwartzman beats Shapovalov 6-4 5-7 7-6 in a dramatic encounter to book a spot in his first Masters 1000 final! #IBI20 pic.twitter.com/YUvRp8YFrM
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) September 20, 2020
Third Set tiebreaker!
The match will be decided with a seven-point tie breaker!
Third Set
Diego 6-5 Denis*
Third Set
Diego* 5-5 Denis
Third Set
Diego 4-5 Denis*
Third Set
Diego* 4-4 Denis
LEVEL UP
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) September 20, 2020
Stunning tennis from both 🔥@denis_shapo @dieschwartzman #IBI20 pic.twitter.com/LF1yIqKoYD
Third Set
Diego 3-4 Denis*
Third Set
Diego* 2-4 Denis
Third Set
Diego 2-3 Denis*
Third Set
Diego* 2-2 Denis
Third Set
Diego 1-2 Denis*
Third Set
Diego* 1-1 Denis
DIEG😱@dieschwartzman #IBI20 pic.twitter.com/aEaTSTyacf
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) September 20, 2020
Third Set
Diego 1-0 Denis*
Podríamos ver esto todo el día 😍@denis_shapo | #IBI20
— ATP Tour en Español (@ATPTour_ES) September 20, 2020
pic.twitter.com/Dw0zDm9gxQ
Third Set
Last set begins with Diego serving!
5-7
Denis Shapovalov holds and there will be a third set in Rome!
It's a late night thriller 💪@denis_shapo digs deep to take the 2nd set 7-5 and force a decider!
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) September 20, 2020
Who's gonna step up? pic.twitter.com/sx5vUHlX4r
Second Set
Diego 5-6 Denis*
Second Set
Diego* 5-5 Denis
Second Set
Diego 4-5 Denis*
Second Set
Diego* 3-5 Denis
Watch and admire 😍
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) September 20, 2020
A Shapo special on the run!@denis_shapo #IBI20 pic.twitter.com/okNRDDbal3
Second Set
Diego 3-4 Denis*
Second Set
Diego* 2-4 Denis
Second Set
Diego 2-3 Denis*
Second Set
Diego* 2-2 Denis
Second Set
Diego 2-1 Denis*
Second Set
Diego* 1-1 Denis
Second Set
Diego 1-0 Denis*
Second set
Second set starts... Diego to serve!
6-4
Diego breaks back and wins the first set 6-4 in 49 minutes!
First Set
Diego 5-4 Denis*
First Set
Diego* 5-3 Denis
First Set
Diego 5-2 Denis*
The @dieschwartzman backhand working its magic 🔥#IBI20 pic.twitter.com/dIAv5iyEjU
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) September 20, 2020
First Set
Diego* 4-2 Denis
First Set
Diego 4-1 Denis*
First Set
Diego* 3-1 Denis
First Set
Diego 3-0 Denis*
First Set
Diego* 2-0 Denis
1st Set
Diego 1-0 Denis*
1st Set
Game is underway... Diego serves!
Shapo. Diego. Roma 🇮🇹
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) September 20, 2020
Who earns the right to face Djokovic for the #IBI20 title?
Stream it live 👉 https://t.co/o4Qr1BHCPy pic.twitter.com/gzUjduacn2
Stage is set!
Denis Path
1st Round: Guido Pella 6-2 6-3
2nd Round: Pedro Martinez 6-4 6-4
3rd Round: Ugo Humbert 6-7 6-1 6-4
QF: Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 3-6 6-2
Diego's Path
1st Round: Bye
2nd Round: John Millman 7-6 6-4
3rd Round: Hubert Hurkacz 3-6 6-2 6-4
QF: Rafael Nadal 6-2 7-5
Semifinal Times
1️⃣ semi-final down, 1️⃣ semi-final to go
— ATP Tour (@atptour) September 20, 2020
Where will you be watching this match from? | #IBI20
Djokovic defeated Ruud and awaits in the final
💪IDEMO NOLE!!!
— Internazionali Bnl (@InteBNLdItalia) September 20, 2020
🇷🇸 @djokernole grabs a spot in the #IBI20 Final. #ATP pic.twitter.com/sZZO5tW1bn
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'Shapo' on fire
The Canadian is 9-2 since the ATP Tour resumed in August, having reached his first Grand Slam quarter-final at the US Open. He will hope to maintain his consistency against Schwartzman, who only made 17 unforced errors against Nadal.
Diego on Shapovalov
"Denis [is a] great player," Schwartzman said. "He's a very good guy. He's playing every week better and better. He's going to be tough.
"It's a different game than Rafa. He maybe has three, four games unreal and then you have a chance because he [makes] mistakes. But he's playing [consistently] the past few weeks, so it's going to be really tough."
Underdog
Coming into the match against Nadal, Schwartzman trailed by a whopping margin of 0-9 in the head-to-head. But that statistic was thrown out of the window as the 8th seed put up arguably his finest performance ever to send Nadal packing.
Denis Top 10?
Shapovalov has been making excellent use of his wide-swinging serve this week, winning a lot of easy points on his first serve.
He is set to make his top 10 debut on Monday, unless Schwartzman wins in Rome.
H2H
Diego Schwartzman and Denis Shapovalov have never faced each other on tour, so the head-to-head between the two players currently stands at 0-0.
Doing work!
Denis Shapovalov meanwhile is into his fifth career Masters 1000 semis, in what has been a good claycourt swing for him so far. The Canadian got the better of Grigor Dimitrov in three sets on Saturday to set up the clash with Schwartzman.
Upset
Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman did the unthinkable by knocking out the 'King of Clay' Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Rome Masters. Now for a spot in the final, he will take on Canada’s Denis Shapovalov on Sunday.
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Welcome to VAVEL.com’s coverage of the Rome Masters 1000 Semifinal match Diego Schwartzman vs Denis Shapovalov: ! My name is Eduardo Villalpando and I’ll be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, and news as it happens here on VAVEL.