Canada’s Shapovalov beats Dutra Silva to advance into second round at Rogers Cup
MONTREAL — Canadian Denis Shapovalov admits the epic tiebreak that propelled him into the second round of the Rogers Cup is still “a little bit of a blur.”
The 143rd-ranked Shapovalov survived four match points in a second-set tiebreak on his way to a 4-6, 7-6(8), 6-4 victory over the 64th-ranked Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil in the opening round on Tuesday.
“I don’t remember all of them, honestly,” said Shapovalov, who was granted a wild-card spot in the tournament. “I wasn’t holding back. I just told myself, ‘He’s got to win it from me. I’m not going to give it to him.’
“I think I did a good job to stay tough out there.”