Canada’s Shapovalov Bounced From Swiss Indoors After Second-Round Loss to Fritz
Fritz won in straight sets and did not face a break point as he advanced to a quarterfinal against Arthur Fils.
- On Thursday, Canada's Denis Shapovalov exited the Swiss Indoors tournament in Basel, Switzerland, after a 6-4, 6-3 second-round loss to sixth seed Taylor Fritz.
- Shapovalov, a 27-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., currently holds a 22-21 record on the season while competing on the ATP tour.
- The American dominated the match without being broken, securing a crucial break in the first set before breaking again to lead 3-1 in the second set.
- Fritz advances to the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 event, where he will face second seed Arthur Fils of France in his next match.
- Their head-to-head series is now tied 6-6, though Fritz has proven dominant by winning four of the last five matches against his frequent opponent.
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American tennis player Taylor Fritz secured a place in the quarterfinals of the strong ATP 500 hard court tournament in the Swiss city of Basel. Ranked 13th in the world rankings, Fritz achieved his second consecutive success in the competition without dropping a set. In the round of 16, he defeated Canadian representative Denis Shapovalov (No. 52 in the world) 6:4, 6:3 after exactly 1 hour and 19 minutes of play on the court. This match was the…
The Toronto Star
Canada’s Shapovalov bounced from Swiss Indoors after second-round loss to Fritz
BASEL - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is out of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament after a 6-4, 6-3 loss to sixth seed Taylor Fritz in second-round action Thursday.
Winnipeg Free Press
Canada's Shapovalov bounced from Swiss Indoors after second-round loss to Fritz
BASEL - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is out of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament after a 6-4, 6-3 loss to sixth seed Taylor Fritz in second-round action Thursday.
Taylor Fritz sealed the outcome of the meeting after an hour and 18 minutes.
Canadian Denis Shapovalov lost in two rounds to American Taylor Fritz in the eighth final of the tournament in Basel, Switzerland.
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