Shapovalov, Fernandez advance at Italian Open
ROME — Canada's Denis Shapovalov survived a testy opening match Monday at the Italian Open tennis tournament that saw him swear at the fans after arguing a call with the chair umpire.
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ROME — Canada's Denis Shapovalov survived a testy opening match Monday at the Italian Open tennis tournament that saw him swear at the fans after arguing a call with the chair umpire.
Canada's Denis Shapovalov survived a testy opening match Monday at the Italian Open tennis tournament that saw him swear at the fans after arguing a call with the chair umpire.
ROME (AP) — Denis Shapovalov overcame a point penalty and a hostile crowd to beat local hope Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Italian Open on Monday.
Denis Shapovalov screamed «shut the f*** up» to the crowd after a furious row with the chair umpire in his first-round match at the Italian Open. Shapovalov was leading 7-6(4) 3-4 against Lorenzo Sonego when a second serve was called out by the Italian. Ad/> Initially umpire Richard Haigh awarded the point to Shapovalov after Sonego hit his return out, but he then went for a closer look at the mark and overruled the line judge which put the players back on deuce.
Andrey Rublev was made to work by Jack Draper at the Madrid Open but eventually prevailed 2-6 6-4 7-5 in their second-round match. The Brit was handed a wild card into the draw for the Masters 1000 event and stunned the No. 27 seed Lorenzo Sonego with a straight sets victory.
Jack Draper has won his first ever tour level match on clay, beating Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 6-3 to progress to the last-32 of the Madrid Open. The Brit was handed a wild card into the draw for the Masters 1000 event and stunned the No. 27 seed with a straight sets victory in one hour and 38 minutes.
Andy Murray has been drawn against Dominic Thiem in the first round of the Madrid Open. Murray announced in February that he would skip the entire clay-court season, including the French Open, but has now decided he would compete in Madrid. Murray is yet to decide whether he will compete at Roland-Garros in May.
South African tennis star Lloyd Harris retired due to injury in his Barcelona Open third round encounter against Australian 10th seed Alex De Minaur on Friday.