Student ten navigated a late Toronto Twist on Sunday at the National Bank Open presented by Rogers, where he meeting a second round with home favorite Denis Shapovalov.
Despite a short concentration in trying to serve the match on 5-4 in the second set, the 19-year-old American trademark collection demonstrated to beat Countryman Colton Smith and beat 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 on his debut on the Canadian ATP Masters 1000. After the next nine points, the recover from the next game.
“I thought I played a fairly clean game, I saved many breaking points to 5-4 in the second,” said ten after an hour of 30 minutes. “I was cruising and I think I became a bit complacent at the end. But I was able to focus reasonably well, break the next game and serve it.”
Ten’s reward for coming through his all-American Opener is a first Lexus ATP Head2head meeting with 22nd seed Shapovalov, which arrives fresh in Los Cabos in Los Cabos two weeks ago. Shapovalov has good memories of his Home Masters 1000 event, in which Rafael Nadal Memorabel is defeated on his way to the semi-final in Montreal as an 18-year-old in 2017.
“I’m looking forward to it. He usually plays well here, he has done well here in the past,” said ten about Shapovalov. “I think it will be fun, we must get a good court, if not stadium.”
Last week in Washington shocked ten fifth seed Andrey Rublev to improve this year to a 4-1 record against top 10 opponents. The Californian, who debuted at the next Gen ATP Finals that were presented by PIF last December, has hit a 14-16 touring level record this year, including two quarter-final finishes and a fourth round run in Melbourne, where he surprised Daniil Medvedev in the second round.
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Reilly Opelka previously recorded his first victory at the Canadian ATP Masters 1000 event since he reached the biggest final of his career in 2021. The Big-Serving American hit 19 Azen in its 7-6 (6), 7-5 victory over Sebastian ofner.
Los Cabos semi-finalist Adam Walton, who is on a career-high no. 84 in the PIF ATP ranking, maintained his form by gathering Benjamin Bonzi 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 in his debut in the main shelter. The Australian played a second round meeting with top seeds Alexander Zverev.
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