A nightmare season continued Monday at Wimbledon for Denis Shapovalov.
The Canadian retired with a shoulder damage after the second set of his first-round match in opposition to Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta.
Shapovalov performed another level to lose the second-set tiebreak after struggling the damage whereas attempting to chase down the ball. He then retired whereas trailing 6-3, 7-6 (7).
It marked the second Grand Slam in a row by which Shapovalov exited within the first spherical. He was ousted within the second spherical of the Australian Open.
He completed with 14 aces however landed simply 53 per cent of his first serves earlier than the damage ended his afternoon. It was Carreno Busta’s first-ever win on the All England Membership.
Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., is now 9-14 on the 12 months and his rating has dropped to No. 41.
In the meantime, Canada’s Bianca Andreescu additionally misplaced within the first spherical after making it by means of the qualifying rounds.
Andreescu fell 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6) to Zhang Shuai of China.
Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Fernandez are also on the opening-day schedule.
Canada’s Gabriel Diallo is scheduled to open on Tuesday.
With recordsdata from the Canadian Press
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