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Meet tennis’ latest sensation, Denis Shapovalov
- Updated: July 28, 2016
2:13 PM ET
Up-and-comers such as Dominic Thiem, Nick Kyrgios, Borna Coric, Alexander Zverev and Taylor Fritz have set the men’s tour buzzing this season. Now there’s another sensation — Denis Shapovalov. Fresh off a junior title-run at Wimbledon, the 17-year-old Canadian showed he’s ready for the big leagues Tuesday night by beating Kyrgios in front of his hometown crowd in Toronto.
Shapovalov did lose his second match to Grigor Dimitrov, but not without some spectacular shot-making.
Here’s five things to know about Shapovalov, a player we will be hearing much more about in the coming months and years:
1. Get his name right
The youngster has been hearing his name said a lot recently, and not always accurately.
Denis Shapovalov took out Nick Kyrgios earlier this week at the Rogers Cup. Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images
“It’s two parts. So first part is ‘Shapo,’ then second part is ‘valov.’ So if you put it together, ‘Shapo-valov,'” he explained.
The other thing that irritates him is when people write my name with two n’s, “Dennis.”
“I get that so …
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