Denis Shapovalov named Canada’s top men’s tennis player after strong finish to 2019 Globe_Sports
He won his first ATP title at the Stockholm Open in October and reached his first Masters 1000 final November in Paris after defeating Fabio Fognini, Alexander Zverev and Gael Monfils.His success continued in Madrid where he led the Canadian team to its first ever appearance in the Davis Cup final.
Shapovalov also reached the semifinals at the Miami Masters and the third round at both the Australian Open and the U.S. Open. He finished the year ranked a career-best 15th on the ATP rankings after starting the year at No. 27.Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime won the most improved award, and Liam Draxl of Newmarket, Ont., was named junior player of the year.
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