Shapovalov beats Opelka, advances to fourth round at Australian Open

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Canada's Denis Shapovalov has advanced to the round of 16 at the Australian Open for the first time. The No. 14 seed beat No. 23 seed Reilly Opelka of the United States 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a third-round match on Friday.

The No. 14 seed, from Richmond Hill, Ont., beat No. 23 seed Reilly Opelka of the United States 7-6 , 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a third-round match on Friday.

Shapovalov, making his third appearance in the third round at the first Grand Slam of the season, has gone at least four sets in all three matches this week.The 22-year-old Shapovalov will next face the winner of a match between No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany and qualifier Radu Albot of Moldova.

Meanwhile, No. 9 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal will square off with No. 24 seed Daniel Evans of Great Britain in a third-round match on Saturday. Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov teamed up to lead Canada to a win in the ATP Cup earlier this month in Australia., and avoid posting profanity, personal attacks or harassment. Should you violate our submissions guidelines, we reserve the right to remove your comments and block your account. Sportsnet reserves the right to close a story’s comment section at any time.

 

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shapovalov Zverev or Albot.. the path is quite clear -- either. Shapo's focus has geared/ticked upwards once again. (I also think that ball was worth reviewing as out) But i'm in Montréal.. i'd need a personal Satellite/Telescope in orbit to check such a 3mm thin 🎾➖ gap. 😂

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