Nick Kyrgios and the Rogers Cup do not enjoy a great relationship. Last year, Nick was caught sledging Wawrinka in Montreal; this year he fell to 17-year-old Denis Shapovalov. To be honest, the young Canadian is one of the most interesting rising stars, and he played a great match against the Australian, but still you would expect something better from Kyrgios. Shapovalov won 7-6 (2) 3-6 6-3 in 1 hour and 39 minutes.
Shapovalov has recently won Wimbledon (Juniors), so he is widely expected to have a good run in the ATP circuit.
Get practising that autograph, Denis #Shapovalov. You’ll be using it a lot! #RogersCup https://t.co/kRsZ9udpkC pic.twitter.com/IBsNAPM4BB
— TennisTV (@TennisTV) July 26, 2016
I’d go all of the above, to a degree, but Shapovalov showed incredible poise given complete lack of ATP experience. https://t.co/EFB9TYr3rC
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) July 26, 2016
Next vs. Dimitrov
Shapovalov will now face Grigor Dimitrov in the second round. The Bulgarian should be worried about that.
Is Shapovalov the next big thing?
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