Denis Shapovalov drops second round match at ASB Classic

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was defeated in his second-round match Wednesday at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand.

The unseeded resident of Richmond Hill, Ont., fell 6-2, 6-4 to No. 2 seed Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina.

Shapovalov had defeated the 2009 U.S. Open champion in the second round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal last August.

The 18-year-old Canadian is now 0-2 to start the year after dropping his opening match of 2018 on Jan. 2 at the Brisbane International to Britain’s Kyle Edmund in three sets.