Denis Shapovalov continued his rise by qualifying for the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals, guaranteeing his spot with a hard-fought 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(3) victory over Yuichi Sugita in two hours on Monday at the Swiss Indoors Basel. “Just kept at it,” Shapovalov said. “It’s great to get a win back under my belt. I knew it wasn’t going to be easy, so I’m very happy I was able to turn around the match and fight my way through it.” The Canadian left-hander became the fourth player to qualify for the year-end event in Milan from 7-11 November, something he could not have imagined at the beginning of the year. “I’m very excited," Shapovalov said. "I heard about the event at...
Denis Shapovalov continued his rise by qualifying for the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals, guaranteeing his spot with a hard-fought 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(3) victory over Yuichi Sugita in two hours on Monday at the Swiss Indoors Basel. “Just kept at it,” Shapovalov said. “It’s great to get a win back under my belt. I knew it wasn’t going to be easy, so I’m very happy I was able to turn around the match and fight my way through it.” The Canadian left-hander became the fourth player to qualify for the year-end event in Milan from 7-11 November, something he could not have imagined at the beginning of the year. “I’m very excited," Shapovalov said. "I heard about the event at...
One of North America's most promising tennis players will bring his fiery brand of tennis to the Next Gen ATP Finals next month. Canadian Denis Shapovalov on Monday became the fourth player to qualify for the inaugural event, to be held 7-11 November at the Fiera Milano (Rho), Italy. Shapovalov joined Alexander Zverev of Germany and Russians Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov as qualifiers. The left-handed Canadian clinched his berth by beating Japan's Yuichi Sugita 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(3) in the first round of the Swiss Indoors Basel. “I’m very excited. I heard about the event at the start of the year. I thought there was probably no chance that I was going to make it this year. But with a couple...
One of North America's most promising tennis players will bring his fiery brand of tennis to the Next Gen ATP Finals next month. Canadian Denis Shapovalov on Monday became the fourth player to qualify for the inaugural event, to be held 7-11 November at the Fiera Milano (Rho), Italy. Shapovalov joined Alexander Zverev of Germany and Russians Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov as qualifiers. The left-handed Canadian clinched his berth by beating Japan's Yuichi Sugita 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(3) in the first round of the Swiss Indoors Basel. “I’m very excited. I heard about the event at the start of the year. I thought there was probably no chance that I was going to make it this year. But with a couple...
Watch highlights as Denis Shapovalov clinches his spot in the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals with a first-round victory against Yuichi Sugita at the Swiss Indoors Basel. Photo Courtesy: PPR/Kurt Schorrer. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.