Canada's Shapovalov ousted from U.S. Open doubles play with first-round loss

NEW YORK — Canada's Denis Shapovalov is out of the U.S. Open after he and Soonwoo Kwon of South Korea dropped their first-round men's doubles match Wednesday.

The duo were beat 6-4, 6-4 by Italy's Flavio Cobolli and Dominic Stricker of Switzerland in a one-hour, 11-minute match.

Shapovalov and Kwon fired four aces, but also had 24 unforced errors compared to just eight for Cobolli and Stricker.

The 25-year-old Shapovalov, who hails from Richmond Hill, Ont., was eliminated from the men's singles draw Tuesday with a straight-sets loss to Botic van De Zandschulp in first-round action.

Montreal's Gabriel Diallo is the lone Canadian still playing singles at the Grand Slam event, and the 22-year-old is set to face Arthur Fils of France Thursday in a second-round matchup.

Two Canadians remain in women's doubles action, with Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand set to face Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., and Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva on Thursday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 28, 2024.

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