Novak Djokovic who is a 6-time Australian Open champion was ahead in the third by 4 – 1 but the Canadian, Shapovalov 19, came through with five consecutive games. But he was no match for the maestro who is the 14 – time grand slam winner to advance to the round of 16 to face Daniil Medvedev.
Shapovalov wasteful shot errors accumulating to 19 was an easy pick for the #1. Though the errors were quite minimized later on, there was no stopping Djokovic as he rode on the path initially set for him.
Total
Djokovic – 113
Shapovalov – 85
