Canadian Denis Shapovalov upset at Italian Open

The Canadian Press

· Posted: May 09, 2025 1:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

Lithuania's Vilius Gaubus upset 27th-seeded Canadian Denis Shapovalov successful consecutive sets Friday astatine the Italian Open tennis tournament.

Gaubus won the second-round singles lucifer 6-3, 6-4.

Shapovalov had issues with his serve. The Canadian did person 4 aces — Gaubus had nary — but besides double-faulted 9 times, compared to conscionable doubly for his opponent.

And Gaubus had a first-serve percent of 78 per cent, compared to 53 per cent for Shapovalov. The Lithuanian converted connected three-of-six interruption attempts — the past giving him a 5-4 vantage successful the 2nd set.

Shapovalov had 7 interruption opportunities but lone converted one.

Shapovalov fired 3 aces successful the archetypal acceptable to nary by Gaubus, with some players having 1 double-fault. But Gaubus had a first-serve percent of 84 per cent — compared to 55 per cent for Shapovalov — and converted 1 of his 3 interruption chances portion the Canadian went 0-for-5.

Montreal's Leylah Fernandez, Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., and Victoria Mboko of Burlington, Ont., were each scheduled to spot enactment successful women's singles.