Denis Shapovalov was eliminated from Indian Wells on Monday after losing in the third round to Reilly Opelka.
Opelka then drew an error with a big forehand to take the immediate break. That lead proved insurmountable as the Canadian hung on to take the tiebreak 7-4 and the opening set. The difference in the match ended up being break points, as Opelka saved all four he faced while breaking the Canadian twice.
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada's Denis Shapovalov was ousted in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Mond...
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was ousted in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday. Shapovalov had earned a first-round bye at Indian Wells. Canada’s Denis Shapovalov loses to Opelka in third round at Indian Wells
A spectator was ejected during a match between Denis Shapovalov and Reilly Opelka on Monday, two days after a woman heckled Naomi Osaka.
At the same time, as we like a lot when the people are supporting, when something like this happens, we need to accept and move forward, no? You know, when the people scream the name you don’t have goosebumps. The only thing that I wish her is recover well from that and wish her all the very best. We need to resist these kind of issues that can happen when you are exposed to the people, no? So imagine when the people start to be negative, it’s really hard. “No one can tell you when you walk on the court even. “Like, I can relate to Naomi. Not to speak for her, but I think she’s put everything she can into her tennis. Empty-brained.” The crowd booed him steadily. Other players who competed Monday said they sympathized with the distress she felt Saturday but said rude comments are a problem they’ve generally learned to live with. “It’s a shame because people come out to watch great players like Naomi. I don’t know what the reason was. Osaka said during an on-court interview after the match that the comment had triggered memories of a video she saw documenting the abusive comments that were directed toward Serena and Venus Williams and their father Richard at this tournament in 2001. “The real thing, in the real world, that happens, you know?
Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday, while Denis Shapovalov lost to American Reilly Opelka.
Monfils reached the fourth round at Indian Wells for the fifth time in six years after his second career upset of a No. 1 player. Before his first match in California, Nadal withdrew from the hard-court event at Miami, which begins March 21. Opelka faces Rafael Nadal in the fourth round. ``It's an important victory against a tricky opponent,'' Nadal said. She breezed through the first set in just 25 minutes. After sitting out much of last year because of injury, Nadal has been on a tear. He ripped a forehand winner on triple match point. Djokovic will reclaim the No. 1 ranking next week. He knocked out Nadal in the quarterfinals at Doha in 2009. ``It's not an easy opponent to play. Nadal survived a scare in his first match against Sebastian Korda. The 21-year-old American served for the match leading 5-2 and 5-4 in the final set. Nadal tied Roger Federer (2018) and Pete Sampras (1997) for the third-best overall start to a season in the Open era that began in 1968.
Shapovalov speaks about the heckling incident involving Naomi Osaka after his loss to Reilly Opelka in Indian Wells.
Like I can relate to Naomi. Not to speak for her, but I think she’s put everything she can into her tennis. “It’s a shame because people come out to watch great players like Naomi. I don’t know what the reason was. Like I said, it’s getting worse and worse. I think online is just getting worse and worse. On Monday, the match between Shapovalov and American Reilly Opelka also saw some poor behaviour by a couple of fans with both players asking the chair umpire to remove someone from the stands. Osaka was heckled by a fan early on during her second round clash against Veronika Kudermetova and broke down in tears before going down 6-0, 6-4.