By Canadian Press

Shapovalov advances to Wimbledon semifinals with five-set victory over Khachanov

Jul 7, 2021 | 10:28 AM

LONDON — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov is through his first Grand Slam semifinal after posting a 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 win over Russia’s Karen Khachanov on Wednesday at Wimbledon.

Shapovalov, seeded 10th at the All England Club, fired 17 aces in the match and won 86 per cent of first-serve points, which helped lessen the impact of his 10 double-faults.

The 22-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., hit 59 winners to Khachanov’s 31 and converted five of his 19 break point chances in the match at No. 1 Court that took nearly 3 1/2 hours to complete.

The last break came at 4-all in the fifth set. Shapovalov converted his fourth break chance in that game when Khachanov sent a forehand long.

Shapovalov’s previous best performance at a Grand Slam was at least year’s U.S. Open, where he reached the quarterfinals.

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Shapovalov faces top seed Novak Djokovic in the semifinals on Friday. Djokovic has won all six of his previous meetings with Shapovalov, most recently posting a 7-5, 7-5 victory in the round robin the ATP Cup at Melbourne, Australia back in January.

Later Wednesday, Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime looked to join Shapovalov in the final four when he faced Italy’s Matteo Berrettini.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 7, 2021.

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