PARIS — Canada’s Denis Shapovlaov has advanced to the third round at the French Open for the first time with a 6\u002D2, 3\u002D6, 6\u002D3, 6\u002D3 win over Italy’s Matteo…
Later Wednesday, Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., was defeated 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 by Denmark’s Clara Tauson in a women’s second-round match.
Shapovalov lost serve just once on the only break point he faced Wednesday while scoring five breaks on 16 chances in a match that lasted two hours 55 minutes. While Alcaraz and Shapovalov have not crossed paths — Shapovalov was not on Canada’s 2022 Davis Cup champion squad for the finals group stage, when the Canadians posted a 2-1 upset over an Alcaraz-led Spanish side — the top seed said he knows the Canadian by reputation.Article content
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