Denis Shapovalov has advanced to the Swiss Indoors Round of 16. In Tuesday’s second round of the hard court tournament, he defeated Shang Juncheng of China 6-1, 6-4. Shapovalov made three of six breakpoint attempts and fired 11 aces in the victory.
When the initial information regarding Jannik Sinner’s doping case was released to the public, Denis Shapovalov was among the first athletes to express his thoughts on social media. Even after a few weeks, the Canadian tennis player still criticizes the pertinent organizations, surpassing the Italian player’s stature.
Shapovalov explained in an interview about doping and said: “Some players have contaminated substances and are sanctioned for years, while others do not face the same consequences. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) should have intervened immediately. They should have issued a warning after the first positive test like WADA.”
He added: “Why are they intervening now? Sinner is now being tormented and has to compete under these circumstances. If the key individuals decided he was clean, then that should be in WADA’s guidelines. WADA should not be able to say months later, ‘No, we want to annul it now,’ if they already had the information. It’s just not clear to the players.”
Shapovalov in Basel, ranking, and results in 2024
Now ranked no.95, Shapovalov owns a compiled 25-23 record in 2024. Denis is currently playing in Basel where he beat the world no.47 Juncheng Shang 6-1 6-4.
He is also scheduled to play in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 28th of October and Belgrade (Belgrade Open) on the 3rd of November.
Jannik Sinner in 2024
Currently ranked no.1, the Italian played his last match on the 13th of October when he beat world no.4 Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 6-3 in the final in Shanghai to win his 18th career title.
This season the Italian has managed to achieve a composed 65-6 record. Sinner clinched 7 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Shanghai. The Italian was the runner-up in Beijing.
Sinner is scheduled to play next in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of October.
Denis Shapovalov and Jannik Sinner squared off only once. Their head to head is 1-0 for Shapovalov. When they played, Denis Shapovalov won 3-6 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the 1st round in Melbourne (Australian Open) in February 2021.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Shapovalov in Basel, ranking, and results in 2024
Ranked no.95, Denis has achieved a composed 25-23 win-loss record in 2024. Shapovalov is participating in Basel where he defeated the world no.47 Juncheng Shang 6-1 6-4.
He is also scheduled to play in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 28th of October and Belgrade (Belgrade Open) on the 3rd of November.
Jannik Sinner in 2024
Currently the world no.1, the Italian played his last match on the 13th of October when he overcame world no.4 Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 6-3 in the final in Shanghai to win his 18th career title.
This season Sinner has achieved an overall 65-6 record. Sinner has won 7 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Shanghai. Jannik reached the final in Beijing.
Sinner has scheduled to play next in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of October.
Denis Shapovalov and Jannik Sinner squared off just 1 time. The head to head is 1-0 for Shapovalov. When they played, Denis Shapovalov won 3-6 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the 1st round in Melbourne (Australian Open) in February 2021.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.