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#NextGenATP Shapovalov Rolls At Another Masters 1000

Seven months ago, Denis Shapovalov made his name known worldwide at the Coupe Rogers, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament in Montreal, where he stunned Juan Martin del Potro and Rafael Nadal en route to becoming the youngest Masters 1000 semi-finalist. The #NextGenATP Canadian was back at it again on Thursday at another Masters 1000 tournament, the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. The 18-year-old left-hander secured his eighth win of the season, beating Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania 6-3, 6-4 to reach the second round in California. Catch up on Thursday's action by reading our #ATPMasters1000 Live Blog: It's Shapovalov's first Masters 1000 victory outside of his home country of Canada, and he was on against the 2017 VTB...

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#NextGenATP Rule The Day In Delray

#NextGenATP Canadian Denis Shapovalov doesn't want to leave the Delray Beach Open and its hundreds of Canadian tennis fans just yet. The 18-year-old left-hander advanced to his first quarter-final of the season on Thursday, beating 21-year-old Jared Donaldson 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 25 minutes. Shapovalov, the youngest player in the draw, has toughed his way through two tricky matches in Delray Beach. The Canadian prevailed past the big-serving Ivo Karlovic in his opener. “I definitely picked up my serve in the second and third set... It was a really even match. We were both playing extremely well,” Shapovalov said. “I've been in this position before. Last year I was coming up with a lot of 'W's in...

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