Former world no. 10 Denis Shapovalov reached the Roland Garros third spherical, falling to Hubert Hurkacz regardless of an honest effort. The Canadian turned his deal with grass and entered the Lexus Surbiton Trophy Challenger, his first occasion at that stage since July 2017!
Denis confronted Aleksandar Vukic within the first spherical and suffered a 7-6, 6-3 defeat in an hour and 14 minutes. Shapovalov competed in Surbiton seven years in the past, passing three qualifying rounds earlier than falling to Jordan Thompson in the primary draw first match.
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Denis couldn’t go the primary impediment this season both, enjoying one dependable return sport and getting damaged thrice to propel Aleksandar by way of. The Canadian landed 9 aces and eight double faults.
He struggled behind the primary and second serve and suffered three breaks from six probabilities provided to the Aussie, losing a 5-3 benefit within the second set.
Vukic defended the primary and second serve properly, freely giving 12 factors in his video games and sealing the deal in straight units after a rock-solid efficiency within the tie break. Shapovalov held at love within the first sport of the match with a booming serve, and Vukic adopted that with a maintain at 15 for 1-1.
A left-hander hit a double fault within the third sport and confronted points. Denis denied two break factors and wasted many sport factors that would have stored him secure. Aleksandar missed the third break level earlier than seizing the fourth after his rival’s forehand mistake.
Denis Shapovalov fell to Aleksandar Vukic in Surbiton.
Vukic cemented the break with a maintain at love in sport 4 and fired a booming serve two video games later for a 4-2 benefit.
The Canadian stayed in contact with a high-quality maintain in sport seven earlier than his rival solid a 5-3 lead with a maintain at love. Denis served to remain within the set in sport 9 and sprayed a forehand error to supply Aleksandar a set level. Vukic transformed it with a volley winner on the web, transferring 6-3 in entrance after 32 minutes.
The second set kicked off with 4 snug holds earlier than Shapovalov made his solely push on the return, inflicting Vukic’s errors and delivering a break that despatched him 3-2 in entrance. Denis held at love for a 4-2 lead, wanting good to drive a decider.
The Canadian fired a service winner within the eighth sport, remaining in entrance and serving for the set at 5-4. All of a sudden, Shapovalov misplaced the bottom and confronted three break factors following a double fault.
He missed a forehand on the primary, experiencing a break at love and protecting his opponent in competition. The Canadian held after a deuce within the twelfth sport to introduce a tie break, hoping to drive a decider. Denis sprayed a forehand error within the second level and misplaced one other level on serve to fall additional behind.
A left-hander positioned a forehand lengthy to fall 6-0 behind, providing his opponent six match factors. Shapovalov hit a double fault on the primary, ending his marketing campaign within the worst method.
