Shapovalov advances to 3rd round of Miami Open with win over Pella

24.03.2023 - 21:45 cbc.ca

Canada's Denis Shapovalov has advanced to the third round of the Miami Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over Argentina's Guido Pella.

Shapovalov scored his third break of the match in the eighth game of the third set when Pella double-faulted on break point.

The Canadian then served to love in the deciding game to set up a third-round match between either ninth-seed Taylor Fritz or American wild-card Emilio Nava.

The 25th-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., had a bye in the first round. Shapovalov scored an early break to take a 2-0 lead in the first set, then saved a break point and fired an ace on his first set point in the ninth game.

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