'It’s great for the game because they will carry the sport when we’re long gone, and we’ll be sitting on the couch and watching those guys slug it out.' Roger Federer had high praise for Canadian teenagers Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime 🙌
Shapovalov, who grew up in the Greater Toronto Area, has shot up the ATP rankings in the past two years. The 19-year-old jumped from 250th at the beginning of 2017 to No. 51 at year’s end, and made the jump to 27th the following year thanks to another impressive season.
“I love to see that about them this year and especially last year as well, they’re really starting to break through and won some big events and start to beat the top guys, too,” said Federer. “I think it’s going to be a really, really interesting year and here in Miami we see two of the most talented guys out there on tour right right now, both from Canada.
Now they’re the yougest players in the ATP Top 50 and a win away from facing eachother in the Miami final.
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