(Halle) Canadian Denis Shapovalov advanced to the first round of the Halle Open with a 7-6 (1), 6-4 victory on Monday over South African Lloyd Harris.
Shapovalov, ranked 27e in the world, won a first match of the season on grass. He lost in the first round to Marton Fucsovics last week in Stuttgart.
Against Harris, Shapovalov dominated the first set. The 24-year-old Ontarian then saved three break points at 3-4 in the second set before winning.
Shapovalov had 29 winners against 12 unforced errors. He also got the only break of service of the game in the second set.
In the next round, Shapovalov will face the winner of the duel between German Alexander Zverev and Austrian Dominic Thiem.