Denis Shapovalov defeated Jan Lennard Struff 4-6 7-6 6-4 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Denis Shapovalov came in ranked #42.
Shapovalov D. came through in three sets.
Shapovalov D. and Struff J. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Shapovalov D. went 1–6 (14%) against them, Struff J. 4–4 (50%). Struff J. came out better against 2 of 5 comparable opponents, Shapovalov D. against 0.
Denis Shapovalov beat Jan Lennard Struff 4-6 7-6 6-4. Umpiry, "Denis Shapovalov vs Jan Lennard Struff — Tokyo Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-10-01/shapovalov-vs-struff-tokyo-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 1 October 2018).