By Canadian Press

Canadian Denis Shapovalov off to quarterfinals at Paris Masters

Oct 31, 2019 | 12:39 PM

PARIS — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov has recorded his second upset victory in as many days at the Paris Masters.

The 20-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., beat No. 6 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 in the round of 16 on Thursday.

The latest win came just over 24 hours after Shapovalov, ranked 28th in the world, knocked off No. 11 seed Fabio Fognini of Italy.

The victory over Zverev was Shapovalov’s first in four career matches against the German. It raised the Canadian’s record against top-10 opponents to 3-13.

Shapovalov saved 11 of 13 break points and won 83 per cent of his points when he got his first serve in, well better than Zverev’s 64 per-cent success rate.

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Shapovalov will face the winner of a match between Radu Albot of Moldova and No. 13 seed Gael Monfils of France in the quarterfinals on Friday.

Shapovalov won his first career ATP Tour event in early October in Stockholm.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 31, 2019.

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