Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov make quick exit at Monte Carlo Masters

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Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovlaov are retired of the Monte Carlo Masters tennis tourney aft losing their first-round matches Monday.

Canadian athletes suffer successful consecutive sets successful opening matches

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Apr 07, 2025 12:57 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

Canadian tennis players Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime observe aft defeating Britain's Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury successful their lucifer astatine the ATP Cup tennis tourney successful Sydney, Australia connected January 4, 2022.

Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovlaov are retired of the Monte Carlo Masters tennis tourney aft losing their first-round matches Monday.

Montreal's Auger-Aliassime, who was seeded 16th astatine the clay-court tournament, mislaid 7-6 (5), 6-3 to German qualifier Daniel Altmaier.

Altmaier came backmost from down an aboriginal interruption successful the 2nd set, past fought disconnected triple interruption constituent successful the last crippled to amended to 2-0 against Auger-Aliassime.

Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., fell 6-3, 7-6 (5) to American Marcos Giron.

Giron won the last 3 points of the second-set tiebreaker, including lucifer constituent connected return, to amended to 3-1 against Shapovalov.

Shapovalov had six aces to Giron's one, but besides committed 4 double-faults to nary for Giron.

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