BARCELONA, Spain — Canada's Denis Shapovalov has been bounced from the Barcelona Open.
He lost to Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-2 in the clay court tournament's Round of 16 on Thursday in 77 minutes.
The 14th-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., was the only Canadian in the ATP Tour event. He had five aces to Tsitsipas's one, but Shapovalov had 12 double faults to Tsitsipas's three.
Tsitsipas was also more accurate with his serve, winning 70 per cent on his first serve and 89 per cent on his second, compared to 66 and 60 respectively for Shapovalov.
"I tried to stay as aggressive as I could from the baseline," Tsitsipas said. "Against Denis you have to keep up with the pace and be ready to attack when you can.
"It wasn't easy out here but I did a very good job."
The second-seeded Tsitsipas is making his fifth appearance in Barcelona, making the final in 2018 and 2021. He will face Australia's Alex de Minaur in the next round.
De Minaur received a walkover from Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in their Round of 16 match.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 20, 2023.
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