Canadian Denis Shapovalov drops second-round match at French Open

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In a battle of two players making their French Open main draw debuts, Shapovalov, 19, had more double-faults (11) than aces (six) and far more unforced errors (82) than winners (52). Shapovalov, 19, became the 10th men’s seed to be eliminated at the tournament.

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“I went up a set and a break (and was) feeling good and I let him back into the match a little bit,” Shapovalov said. “After that, I was struggling a little bit with my serve. I could have served much better.”

Shapovalov was the final Canadian player in the singles draw after Peter Polansky of Thornhill, Ont., and Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver lost first-round matches earlier this week.

“It’s one of those days,” Shapovalov said. “It’s a little bit disappointing, but like I said credit to (Marterer). He played a really good match and he deserved to win today.”

The loss prevented a possible showdown between Shapovalov and 10-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal, the top seed, in the fourth round. 

Pospisil and American Ryan Harrison lost their first-round doubles match later Thursday. They dropped a 6-4, 6-3 decision to Benoit Paire of France and Federico Delbonis of Argentina.

The Canadian Press