STOCKHOLM, October 20, 2019
Denis Shapovalov has claimed his maiden crown on the ATP Tour by winning the 2019 Intrum Stockholm Open. The No. 4 seed from Canada defeated Filip Krajinovic of Serbia 6-4, 6-4 in Sunday’s singles final.
Shapovalov struck 16 aces, saved the only break point he faced and capitalized on two of his own eight chances to prevail after one hour and 24 minutes.
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“I am definitely super happy and just really proud,” said Shapovalov, quoted on the ATP Tour website. “Me and my team have worked really hard to get into this position of lifting a title, so I am really proud of myself and proud of my team right now.”
Shapovalov took away from Sweden €109,590 in prize money as well as 250 ATP Ranking points.
Kontinen/Roger-Vasselin lift trophy in debut week as a team
Earlier in the day, Henri Kontinen of Finland and Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin lifted the doubles trophies. The duo beat No. 3 seeds Mate Pavic of Croatia and Bruno Soares from Brazil 6-4, 6-2. The encounter lasted one hour and seven minutes.
“It was the first time we played together and the first time for me here in Stockholm, so definitely a great week,” said Roger-Vasselin, quoted on the ATP Tour website. “We played probably one of our best matches today. We knew that our opponents were very strong, winning in Shanghai… It was a perfect week.”
