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Denis Shapovalov the lone Canadian left standing at Rogers Cup

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August 10, 2017
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The 18-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., took a step in that direction Wednesday when he defeated his idol, 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 6-3, 7-6 (4) to reach the Round of 16 at the Rogers Cup Canadian Open men’s tennis championships.

Shapovalov finished the day as the lone surviving Canadian, as sixth-seeded Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., turned in an uninspired performance in a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Adrian Mannarino of France. After the match, Raonic said he is suffering from a left wrist injury.

Shapovalov will be a decided underdog when he meets top-seeded Rafael Nadal, who cruised past Croatian Borna Coric 6-1, 6-2. Even if he loses Thursday evening, Shapovalov will come out of this week with a career-high ranking in the 125 range.

“Like I said yesterday, he’s my idol,” Shapovalov said after he became the youngest Canadian to reach the third round in this tournament. “First of all, just to play against him, it’s a huge honour for me. But to beat a player of this category, of this talent, it’s very inspiring for me, a huge confidence boost.”

The win lifted Shapovalov into some rarefied company. He’s the youngest player to reach the third round of this event since Mats Wilander in 1982. And he’s the youngest player to reach the final 16 of an ATP Masters 1000 event since Rafael Nadal in Miami in 2004.

Shapovalov showed poise beyond his years. When del Potro broke his serve to take a 2-0 lead in the second set, Shapovalov broke right back.

The Canadian broke del Potro to take a 6-5 lead in the second set and was serving for the match, but he had a double-fault and played some loose points to allow del Potro to break right back. He then fell behind 3-1 in the tiebreaker, but reeled off five consecutive points for a 6-3 lead.

On his first match point, he double-faulted, but he didn’t allow the point to upset him.

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