Canada's Shapovalov defeated in 1st round of ASB Classic in return from knee injury

Former No. 10-ranked Denis Shapovalov went out in the first round of the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, on Tuesday in his first competitive match back since a fourth-round loss at Wimbledon in July due to a serious knee injury.

Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., lost 6-4, 6-2 to in-form Austrian Sebastian Ofner, who reached the semifinals in Hong Kong last week.

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The Canadian was due to play qualifying in Auckland but received a wild card.

"He was still a bit struggling which was good for me but it's good to see him back and healthy," Ofner said.

Stacey Fung of Vancouver was bounced from the Australian Open qualifying round on Monday in Melbourne, dropping a 6-1, 6-4 women's singles match to Julia Riera of Argentina.

Riera, who took one hour, 28 minutes to knock off the Canadian, had 29 service winners compared to Fung's 10.

The 25th-seeded Riera finished with two aces, two double faults and 30 unforced errors. Fung had no aces, no double faults and 25 unforced errors.

Riera won seven service games and five return games. Fung won three service games and two return games.

Meanwhile Carol Zhao of Richmond Hill, Ont., advanced to the next round with a tough 6-3, 7-6 (7) victory over Valeria Savinykh of Russia.

Zhao took one hour, 55 minutes to sweep the best-of-three match, finishing with 14 winners, 22 unforced errors, four double faults and no aces. Savinykh had 29 winners, 48 unforced errors and no aces.

Gabriel Diallo of Montreal squeaked out a 7-6 (3) win in his first set against Pablo Llamas Ruiz of Spain, before cruising to a 6-1 win in the second set to win the men's singles match in one hour, 17 minutes.

Diallo finished with 25 winners, two