World no. 28 Denis Shapovalov is 1-4 on clay this spring! Following early losses in Monte Carlo, Munich and Madrid, the Canadian experienced a challenging 6-3, 6-4 loss to Vilius Gaubas in the second ...

he may be more responsible for the current generation of one-handed backhand devotees — and their shortcomings — than anyone. Why does Denis Shapovalov, the talented 24-year-old Canadian who ...

Both Canadian men in action on Monday, Gabriel Diallo and Denis Shapovalov, won their first-round matches at Roland-Garros in straight sets.

Shapovalov is well spoken, but also soft spoken, which is quite the contrast from the loud, brash, irreverent game he plays. Wielding a wicked one-handed backhand, the southpaw has eye-popping ...

But Edmund wards off Shapovalov for another hold. Edmund appears to have some discomfort near his left should and calls for the physio. Edmund leads, 3-2 With a strong game on his backhand ...

A brilliant backhand return gives Shapovalov another break and set opportunity. But the teenager can only loft the ball over the baseline at full-stretch. Edmund staves off the initial break ...

She is still part of his coaching team. 3. He has a one-handed backhand Along with Thiem, the precocious Shapovalov is among the few young players with a one-hander, which he points to as one of ...

It's my forehand to his backhand." He broke Tsonga again in the seventh game of the second set when Tsonga double-faulted. On set point, Shapovalov approached the net and hit an overhead winner.

On his return, he stepped forward and made sure he got the ball into Shapovalov’s weaker backhand side. The same was true on his serve; on the very few occasions when he found himself in any ...

If he attacks the Shapovalov backhand consistently enough with heavy spin, Van Assche has a great chance. Prediction: Van Assche in 4 Damian: Shapovalov is getting some form back and we likely won ...

“On the backhand they’ll use the slice as a defensive ... and won’t question going for the 101st one.” Nakashima and Shapovalov added a final caveat: A crucial moment, with the set or ...

"When my mom was teaching me to hit with two hands, I started releasing with my backhand," Shapovalov said. "A lot of people actually said, 'Oh, he's too young for a one-hander. It's going to be ...