Canada’s Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Roberto Bautista Agut on Thursday, while two-time defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated..
Shapovalov used a strong service game to overcome the Spanish veteran for the win at the ATP 500 event in just under one hour 40 minutes. The 25-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., fired 18 aces, including one to set up match point in the second-set tiebreaker, and won 79 per cent of first-serves and 63 per cent of second-serve points.
Shapovalov, a former top-10 player on the ATP Tour, entered this year’s Swiss Indoors ranked 95th and will appear in just his second quarterfinal of the season.
He improved to 3-0 against Bautista Agut, who he beat in July en route to a quarterfinal appearance in Washington.
WATCH | Shapovalov extends unbeaten streak against Bautista Agut:
Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., downed Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3, 7-6(4) to advance to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tournament in Basel, Switzerland.
Shapovalov will next face world No. 50 Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, who moved on with a 6-1, 7-6 (8) win over Montreal’s Auger-Aliassime. Mpetshi Perricard fired 22 aces and never faced break point in a convincing win over the eighth-seeded Canadian.
Auger-Aliassime, ranked 19th in the world, has lost six of his last eight matches on tour.
WATCH | Auger-Aliassime slump continues at Swiss Indoors:
2-time defending Swiss Indoors champ Auger-Aliassime eliminated with upset loss in 2nd roundFrenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard defeats eighth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal 6-1, 7-6 (6) in the 2nd round of the Swiss Indoors tournament.
