Denis Shapovalov is again on the successful observe.
Coming off a surprising misplaced to unheralded teenager Diego Dedura-Palomero when the Canadian was battling a virus final week in Germany, Shapovalov bounced again on Saturday with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Japan’s Kei Nishikori within the second spherical of the Madrid Open.
The Twenty ninth-seeded Shapovalov, who acquired a bye within the first spherical, like all seeds, subsequent faces a harder take a look at as he clashes with No. 10 seed Alex de Minaur of Australia on the clay-court occasion.
The Australian is 4-0 lifetime towards Shapovalov.
In the meantime, fellow Canadian Gabriel Diallo additionally reached the third spherical of Madrid with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 win over Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak.
Diallo, who acquired a main-draw spot as a fortunate loser following a qualifying defeat, subsequent faces British veteran Cameron Norrie.
It is going to be the primary profession match between the 2 gamers.
In the meantime, Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and associate Erin Routliffe of New Zealand have been upset within the ladies’s doubles event.
Dabrowski and Routliffe have been the highest seed within the ladies’s doubles event however misplaced to Romania’s Sorana Cirstea and Anna Kalinskaya, who’s from Russia, 6-3, 4-6, 10-7.
Routliffe holds Canadian citizenship however represents New Zealand, the place she was born.
— With recordsdata from the Canadian Press
