Possibly this can be a turning level for Denis Shapovalov.
The Canadian upset prime seed and world No. 4 Taylor Fritz 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2) within the second spherical of the Dallas Open on Thursday.
Shapovalov, the world No. 54, recorded a mini-break on the primary level of the tiebreak and by no means trailed the remainder of the best way. He saved seven of 9 break factors in the course of the match.
“It feels unbelievable clearly. Taylor is a brilliant powerful opponent … He got here out tremendous strong and I got here out a bit sluggish,” Shapovalov stated, per the ATP Tour. “It was troublesome. I’m undoubtedly proud of my struggle. I’m completely happy I used to be capable of flip it round within the second set and I used to be capable of hold that momentum going.”
Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., has battled a number of accidents in recent times, dropping his rating from a career-best of No. 10 in 2020. The most recent win came to visit the reigning U.S. Open runner-up, establishing a quarterfinal on Friday in opposition to No. 6 seed Tomas Machac of Czechia.
Shapovalov now leads the lifetime collection 6-4 in opposition to Fritz.
As is commonly the case, Shapovalov did not maintain again from displaying his feelings on court docket.
Within the first set, Shapovalov argued with the umpire concerning the graphics behind the court docket being a distraction.
After a sport, he stated: “Tennis is the present, not the graphics within the background.”
