Canadian teen Denis Shapovalov calls it a dream come true after reaching the semi-finals at his home country tournament, the Coupe Rogers. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples
The dream lives. #NextGenATP Denis Shapovalov continued the run of his life on Friday night, overcoming a slow and nervy start to advance to the semi-finals of the Coupe Rogers in Montreal. The 18-year-old Canadian beat Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Court Central, where Shapovalov has earned legions of supporters this week at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. He first knocked off Juan Martin del Potro, then World No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the third round, and Mannarino was the latest established ATP veteran to go down against the spirited left-hander, who's fiery play has created an electric atmosphere on the main court. “I’ve been against the wall a couple times this week. I'm very happy...
Watch Hot Shot as Denis Shapovalov's backhand cross-court pass even gets an applause from Adrian Mannarino. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples
Watch Thursday highlights from the Coupe Rogers, featuring Denis Shapovalov, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, David Ferrer, Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Zverev. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com
Denis Shapovalov talks about landing the biggest win of his career over No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal at the Coupe Rogers in Montreal on Thursday. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.