[新聞] DENIS SHAPOVALOV READIES FOR BIG HARDCOURT SEASON
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DENIS SHAPOVALOV READIES FOR BIG HARDCOURT SEASON
By Ben Raby 30 July 2018
This time last year, Denis Shapovalov was ranked 134th in the world and
playing in a small-scale ATP Challenger tournament in Granby, Quebec. Two
weeks later, Shapovalov's tennis career, and his life, forever changed.
Granted a wild card at the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Shapovalov went on to stun
Rafael Nadal en route to becoming the youngest semifinalist in a Masters 1000
event.
Less than a month after that, Shapovalov reached the Round-of-16 at the U.S.
Open. Shapovalov’s performance during last year's North American hardcourt
swing served as an early coming-out party for the now 19-year-old.
As he returns to Washington – the site of his ATP main draw debut in 2016 –
Shapovalov is up to No.27 in the ATP world rankings. He is also the
top-ranked Canadian and the youngest player on the circuit ranked in the
Top-100.
The lefty with the can't-miss blond locks and a one-handed backhand has been
predicted by many pundits as a future Grand Slam champion. In 2016,
Shapovalov won the Junior Boys' Wimbledon title.
This week's voyage to D.C. is the ATP's final stop before the 2018 Rogers
Cup, where Shapovalov will have rankings points to defend and perhaps some
added pressure to win in his own backyard.
The Citi Open could serve as an ideal tune-up, especially as the Toronto
native looks to rebound from a sluggish grass court season that saw him win
two matches in four events.
Shapovalov is the No.9 seed in D.C. and has a first-round bye. He could
potentially face one of Stan Wawrinka or Kei Nishikori in the third round.
Shapovalov is one of two Canadians who earned automatic entry into the Citi
Open main draw, along with 2014 finalist Vasek Pospisil.
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