US EditionCanada’s Shapovalov Drops Second-Round Match to American Tien at National Bank Open
TORONTO, CANADA, JUL 29 – Shapovalov lost after eight double-faults and dropping key points including the first-set tiebreaker, with the match lasting one hour 34 minutes, officials said.
- Canada’s Denis Shapovalov lost his first match at the National Bank Open Tuesday night, falling 7-6, 6-4 to American Tien at Sobeys Stadium.
- Since 2019, Canada’s Denis Shapovalov has not won a match at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Canada, reflecting discomfort on the Toronto court as he committed 23 unforced errors to his opponent’s 11.
- Shapovalov recorded eight double-faults, and Tien controlled the first-set tiebreaker to finish the match in one hour 34 minutes.
- Shapovalov’s early exit is a further setback for the National Bank Open, which lacked several top ATP players and already faced challenges.
- With the tournament ongoing, top-seeded Alex Zverev is set to face Australia’s Adam Walton in a late match.
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Canada's Shapovalov drops second-round match to American Tien at NBO Toronto
TORONTO — Seeded players were in strong form in early play Tuesday at the National Bank Open men's tennis tournament. Canada's Denis Shapovalov didn't follow their lead in the evening session.
Nicolas Arseneault's journey to the Open National Bank also ended on Tuesday.
Denis Shapovalov, year 2017, Montreal. At 18 years old, the left-handed Canadian talent, and monomane, defeated Rafa Nadal and went all the way to the semifinal in the Masters 1000 home, where he was defeated by Sasha Zverev. From that moment few others were the tennis smiles of the class "99" born in Tel Aviv in the land of the maple leaf. The Canadian Open does not give a victory to "Shapo" since 2019. Five consecutive defeats to the debut for…
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