The Canadian, current number 15 in the ATP ranking, accumulates five consecutive losses after the marathon victory against Rafa in Rome.
the canadian Denis Shapovalov added this Wednesday fifth straight loss, all since he beat Rafael Nadal in Romeagainst American Tommy Paul in the first round of ATP 500 de Queen’s by 6-4, 2-6 and 6-4. Thus, they ensure that the number 15 of the ATP ranking suffers from the “Nadal curse”.
Paul, who had not won a match since the beginning of May, won a match that had to be played in two days, since the lack of light forced the match to be suspended on Tuesday before the start of the third set. A break in the final set was enough for the American to hand Shapovalov his fifth loss in a row, all since beating a limping Nadal in the Rome Masters 1000 round of 16 1-6 7-5 6-2 .
The Canadian accumulates two disappointments on the grass tourwith two defeats in Stuttgart and now Queen’swhich is a worrying sign for Wimbledonwhere last year it reached semifinals in which he fell with the then champion, Novak Djokovic.
All Shapovalov’s losses after beating Nadal at the Rome Masters 1000
- 7-6 (7) and 7-5 against Casper Ruudin the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters 1000
- 6-4, 6-7 (2) and 6-3 against Iliá Ivashkain the round of 16 of the ATP 250 in Geneva.
- 6-3, 6-1 and 7-6 (4) against Holger Runein the first round of Roland Garros.
- 7-6 (6) and 7-6 (4) against Oscar Ottein the second round of the ATP 250 in Stuttgart.
- 6-4, 2-6 and 6-4 against Tommy Paulin the 32nd round of the Queen’s ATP 500.
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