#NextGenATP Canadian Denis Shapovalov was made to work hard on Thursday as he made a winning start on his Miami Open presented by Itau debut. The 18-year-old led Viktor Troicki of Serbia 5-1 in the third set and required six match points to wrap up a 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-6(6) victory in two hours and 27 minutes. He’ll now prepare to meet No. 24 seed Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia & Herzegovina in the second round. Troicki, who reached the fourth round in 2009 and 2011, lost six first-service points in the first two sets, but Shapovalov regained the momentum by winning four games in a row from 1-1 in the decider. The World No. 46 then failed to convert two match...
Watch highlights as Denis Shapovalov, Leonardo Mayer, Steve Johnson and Daniil Medvedev advance to the second round at the Miami Open presented by Itau. Watch live watches at TennisTV.com
Denis Shapovalov discusses his first-round win against Viktor Troicki at the Miami Open presented by Itau in which he saved match point in a third-set tie-break. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Denis Shapovalov vs. Viktor Troicki Seven months after announcing his presence with back-to-back wins over Juan Martin Del Potro and Rafael Nadal en route to the Coupe Rogers semi-finals, Denis Shapovalov will make his Miami Open presented by Itau debut on Thursday. The #NextGenATP Canadian, last year's winner of the ATP Star Of Tomorrow presented by Emirates award, reached his second ATP World Tour semi-final at the Delray Beach Open (l. to eventual champion Tiafoe) in February. Three of his losses this season have come against Top 15 opponents. The 18-year-old, at No. 46 in the ATP Rankings, fell in the second round in Indian Wells (l. to Cuevas) leading in. Troicki, No. 68 in the ATP Rankings, leads the...
Watch highlights as Croatia's Borna Coric and NextGenATP stars Taylor Fritz and Denis Shapovalov advance on Thursday at the BNP Paribas Open. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Jeff Gross/Getty Images
