Canada’s Shapovalov bounced from Swiss Indoors after second-round loss to Fritz
Canada's Denis Shapovalov suffered a disappointing second-round loss at Swiss Indoors, falling to sixth seed Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday. Shapovalov, entered the tournament ranked No. 52 in the world, exited the competition after being unable to overcome a crucial break in the final game of the first set. The American went on to break again to take a 3-1 lead in the second set before serving out the match.
Shapovalov's loss leaves the series between the two players tied at 6-6, with Fritz claiming four of the last five meetings. Fritz will advance to the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 event, where he will face second seed Arthur Fils of France.
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