2016 Junior Roland Garros: Shapovalov ousts first seed Tsitsipas in straights, Kuhn and Auger-Aliassime also advances

Quarter-final day at junior Roland Garros has brought a mouth-watering clash between two very talented players with one-handed backhands. In the end, 5th seed Denis Shapovalov from Canada, younger of the two, has defeated the 1st seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, who came to Paris as the biggest favorite. Shapovalov bested his rival 6-4 6-2 in just over an hour time, as the player from Greece probably left out of the gas after 3 weeks in which he won 2 Futures and one junior title, and also after playing a match and a half yesterday. Even if was completely ready, Stefanos would not have an easy job against very dangerous Canadian, who already won 3 Futures titles this season, cracking inside Top 400. Interestingly, this is the first junior event for Shapovalov after Orange Bowl in December, where he easily lost to no …

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