Denis Shapovalov gets Canada off to winning start at U.S. Open - CBC.ca

Denis Shapovalov advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over American qualifier Sebastian Korda on Monday.

Shapovalov, the 12th seed from Richmond Hill, Ont., had to take a medical time out in the third set, but was dominant from that point on.

He finished with 13 aces and 35 winners, though his aggressive style also resulted in 43 unforced errors.

Shapovalov won four of his 14 break point opportunities. He only faced break point twice, saving one of those chances.

The Canadian next faces the winner of a match between American Thai-Son Kwiatkowski and South Korean Soonwoo Kwon.

WATCH | Denis Shapovalov wins opener:

Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., moves on to the 2nd round of the U.S. Open with 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Sebastian Korda. 1:57

Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil, Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., play their opening men's singles matches Tuesday. Raonic is coming off a run to the final at the Western & Southern Open last week.

WATCH | Cameron Norrie pulls off upset on Day 1:

Down 2 sets, 76th ranked player in the world Cameron Norrie comes back to defeat 9th seed Diego Schwartzman in the opening round of the U.S. Open. 1:08

Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova advanced in straight sets with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Anhelina Kalinina, while on the men's side, No. 9 seed Diego Schwartzman blew a two-set lead and was knocked out by Cameron Norrie 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 in a match that took nearly four hours.

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2020-08-31 20:22:00Z
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