Canada’s Shapovalov knocks off Evans to advance to semifinals at Vienna Open

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VIENNA - Canada’s Denis Shapovalov knocked off Britain's Dan Evans in straight sets Friday to claim a semifinal spot at the Vienna Open.

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VIENNA – Canada’s Denis Shapovalov knocked off Britain’s Dan Evans in straight sets Friday to claim a semifinal spot at the Vienna Open.

Shapovalov fired seven aces and surrendered none en route to a dominating 6-3, 6-3 victory.

The 23-year-old Richmond Hill, Ont., native won 86 per cent of his first serves and converted three of 16 break points. Evans failed on all four of his chances to break Shapovalov’s serve.

FILE PHOTO - Denis Shapovalov of Canada reacts after gaining a point against Taylor Fritz of the U.S. during their semifinal match in the Japan Open tennis championships in Tokyo, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Shapovalov knocked off Britain’s Dan Evans in straight sets Friday to claim a semifinal spot at the Vienna Open. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Hiro Komae
FILE PHOTO - Denis Shapovalov of Canada reacts after gaining a point against Taylor Fritz of the U.S. during their semifinal match in the Japan Open tennis championships in Tokyo, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Shapovalov knocked off Britain’s Dan Evans in straight sets Friday to claim a semifinal spot at the Vienna Open. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Hiro Komae

Shapovalov will play Croatia’s Borna Coric in the semifinal on Saturday. The two men have met three times before on the ATP Tour with Coric winning two of those matches.

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, the tournament’s top seed, will face Bugaria’s Grigor Dimitrov in the other semifinal.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 28, 2022.

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