Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was handed a 6-4, 6-4 second-round loss by American Taylor Fritz on the Mexican Open Wednesday.
After taking a 2-1 lead within the opening set, Shapovalov dropped the subsequent three video games. Fritz stored the Richmond Hill, Ont., native at bay from then on, as Shapovalov solely received inside a recreation earlier than dropping the set.
Within the second, Fritz jumped out to a 5-1 edge. A Shapovalov compelled error led to a deuce, from which Fritz took the benefit with a winner and proceeded to win his fifth recreation with one other compelled error from the Canadian.
Shapovalov received the subsequent three video games, nonetheless, with the third seeing Fritz go and not using a level however committing 4 consecutive compelled errors.
Fritz returned the favour the very subsequent recreation, closing the match by holding Shapovalov and not using a level.
Shapovalov had 5 aces, received 78 per cent of first-serve factors and transformed 1-of-2 break level probabilities.
Fritz, the third seed within the event, had seven aces and received 97 per cent first-serve factors. He additionally went 3-for-5 on break-point alternatives.
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