A LOOK BACK Challenger Banque Nationale Drummondville (Drummondville, Canada): #NextGenATP player Denis Shapovalov delighted the home crowd with his first Challenger title by defeating fourth seed Ruben Bemelmans of Belgium 6-3, 6-2. He is the youngest Challenger winner this year and the first 17-year-old Challenger titlist since Norwegian Casper Ruud prevailed last September in Seville, Spain. Drummondville has become a second home on tour for Shapovalov. having won his first Challenger match there last year and first title today. Shapovalov’s time in Drummondville this year is also projected to push him into the Top 200 of the Emirates ATP Rankings on Monday, making him the youngest player currently in that echelon. Shapovalov is just the third Canadian champion since 2014,...
Watch as Canadian teen Denis Shapovalov becomes the latest NextGenATP to win a Challenger title, streaking to his maiden crown on home soil in Drummondville.
All of Canada will be on their feet on Saturday when two of their native sons clash for the first time at the professional level. Highly touted as the future of Canadian tennis, longtime friends will become rivals as future #NextGenATP star Denis Shapovalov battles fellow Canadian teen Felix Auger-Aliassime in the semi-finals of the ATP Challenger Tour event in Drummondville. A spot in a first Challenger final will be on the line for both competitors, in what is the third-youngest semi-final in Challenger history. It's only fitting that the first pro encounter between 17-year-old Shapovalov and 16-year-old Auger Aliassime comes at the Challenger Banque Nationale Drummondville. The tournament holds a special place in both players' hearts. In 2015, Auger-Aliassime...
Watch highlights as 17-year-old Denis Shapovalov reaches his first ATP Challenger Tour final in Drummondville with victory over 16-year-old and fellow Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Canadian 17-year-old Denis Shapovalov is looking to build on a breakthrough 2016, which saw him leap 880 places in the Emirates ATP Rankings. The NextGenATP player is a main draw wild card in Marseille this week.