(Madrid) Canadian Denis Shapovalov lost 6-4, 7-5 to fourth-seeded German Alexander Zverev on Sunday at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Spain.
Zverev hit 10 aces in the match and committed only one double fault, while Shapovalov recorded five aces and just as many double faults.
The Canadian offered 14 break points to his opponent, including nine in the second set.
In the second set, Shapovalov saw the German break his serve in the first game, before making the same shot at the end of the match to make it 6-5. Zverev then confirmed his victory on his second match point.
Shapovalov only gave himself two break points in the duel, taking advantage of one of them.
Both athletes hit several winners in a match that ended after an hour and 45 minutes of play. Zverev hit 31 winners, while Shapovalov managed 25.
The left-hander, however, made many more unforced errors than the fourth seed, 18 to 7.
As for Montrealer Félix Auger-Aliassime, he must play his third round match on Monday against the Czech Jakub Mensik, in a duel that appears intriguing at first glance.
Aged 18, Mensik caused a big surprise on Saturday by defeating Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3.