Canada’s Shapovalov wins second-round qualifying match at US Open
NEW YORK — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov defeated Portugal’s Gastao Elias 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday to advance to the third round of the US Open qualification tournament.
The 18-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., will play his third-round match Friday against Jan Satral of the Czech Republic.
The 69th-ranked Shapovalov is seeded second in the qualifying draw after his breakout performance at the Rogers Cup in Montreal. He defeated Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro en route to a semifinal appearance.
Later Thursday, Peter Polansky of Thornhill, Ont., defeated Slovenia’s Blaz Rola 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, Frank Dancevic of Niagara Falls, Ont., edged Stephane Robert of France 6-3, 7-6(6), 7-5 and Montreal’s Francoise Abanda downed Germany’s Antonia Lottner 6-4, 6-2.