Denis Shapovalov of Canada defeats German Alexander Zverev to advance to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open where he will face Rafael Nadal. Shapovalov upsets the Tokyo Olympics Gold Medalist 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 to advance to his first quarter in Melbourne.<\/p>\n
Shapovalov is ranked career-high Number 10 by ATP stepped into the new season of tennis with a trophy in Melbourne by powering Team Canada to win the ATP Cup 2022 against Team Spain. He with Felix Auger-Aliassime made it possible for their side to achieve this for the first time by winning their singles fixtures to lead 2-0.<\/p>\n
Previously, Nadal, who is into his 14th Australian Open quarterfinals defeated Adrian Mannarino today at the Rod Laver Arena.<\/p>\n
World No. Five Nadal is looking to defend his 21st Grand Slam title in absence of his competitors, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. The Spanish professional was sidelined following a foot injury and bounced back into the new year by opening his tennis season with a trophy in Melbourne where he won his first title of the year ATP Cup 2022 Summer Set.<\/p>\n
The Spaniard will be next in action against Denis Shapovalov on the 25th of January to book a spot in the semifinals of the first Grand Slam of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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