Canada's Shapovalov advances to 2nd round at Madrid Open with win over Humbert

Canada's Denis Shapovalov is through to the second round of the Madrid Open with a 7-6 (1), 6-3 win over France's Ugo Humbert on Monday.

Shapovalov, seeded 14th in Madrid, defended all nine break points he faced and cashed in on his lone chance to break, coming in the second set.

With the win, Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., improved his career record over Humbert to 3-1.

Shapovalov will next face Britain's Andy Murray. The former world No. 1 beat former No. 3 Dominic Thiem.

Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime, seeded eighth in Madrid, has a bye to the second round.

WATCH | Shapovalov defeats Humbert in 1st round:

The moment the ball hit the net on match point, Murray turned to his team and started celebrating profusely, jumping, pumping his fists and yelling.

It was clear it meant more than just another first-round win.

Playing as a wild card after changing his mind on participating in the clay-court season, the former No. 1 broke Thiem once in each set and made only 13 unforced errors on centre court.

Murray won the Madrid title in 2008 and 2015. He hadn't played in the Spanish capital since 2017, the year he was ranked No. 1 for the last time. He also was a finalist in Madrid in 2016, losing to Novak Djokovic.

Thiem, who was a finalist in Madrid in 2017-18, has been recovering from a wrist injury that sidelined him for eight months. He never found his rhythm against Murray and ended with 33 unforced errors.

On the women's side, Simona Halep continued to impress in Madrid by overpowering American teenager Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-4 to make the quarter-finals.

A two-time Madrid Open champion, Halep upset No. 2-ranked Paula Badosa in the second round.

The 21st-ranked Halep converted three of her five break opportunities to