Shapovalov

Shapovalov's second-round loss to Brandon Nakashima was part of an eight-American surge into round three on the men's side at the Grand Slam event. ... WIMBLEDON, England—It was Canada crushed and crashed out.

For a while, it looked like the 36-match winning streak of world No. 1 Iga Swiatek was in serious jeopardy. It was tough for me to find a lot of solutions.” Only a handful of players have managed to take a set off Swiatek across her four-month zoom. The hot Pole spent much of the unexpectedly tricky tilt in the danger zone against Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, ranked 138th. Boulter battled upward from a one-set deficit, taking the second in a tiebreak against the No. 6-seeded Czech. From there on, Pliskova simply couldn’t keep up with her dogged opponent, falling 3-6, 7-6, 6-4. Played too many loose points, and gave his No. 56-ranked opponent too many looks from the back of the court. With a flash of amusement in the second set when Shapovalov’s racket weirdly got caught in his necklace. But the 23-year-old southpaw from Richmond Hill was a Wimbledon semifinalist a year ago, so it’s a precipitous decline — and seventh defeat in his last eight matches. Far from a dominance performance by the Spaniard, who’s halfway to a calendar Slam after triumphing at the Australian and French Opens. Neither player could build up massive leads, mostly trading games through the match. World No. 4 Rafael Nadal ran into a spot of trouble against Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania, ranked 106th. That wasn’t his most perplexing moment, however, on an afternoon when the usually crisp shot-maker overcooked and shanked too often, with returns a metre long and eight double faults. “He stayed extremely solid,” said Shapovalov. “Was very difficult to find weaknesses.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Brandon Nakashima of the United States knocked 13th-seeded Denis Shapovalov out of Wimbledon, beating the Canadian 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, ...

Shapovalov reached the semifinals at the All England Club last year, his best result at a Grand Slam tournament. Nakashima matched his best result at a major tournament by reaching the third round.

Brandon Nakashima edged out Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (6) (ATP)

- Miomir Kecmanovic (25) beat Alejandro Tabilo: 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3 - Frances Tiafoe (23) beat Maximilian Marterer (Q): 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (3) - Tim van Rijthoven (WC) beat Reilly Opelka (15): 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4)

Nakashima, who spent one semester with the Cavaliers in 2019, continues his climb in the pro ranks with a notable grass-court triumph.

NextGenATP American Brandon Nakashima earned his first Top 20 win Thursday when he upset World No. 16 Denis Shapovalov to reach the third round at Wimbledon ...

Just knowing that I could compete with these top guys at the Grand Slams. Making the third round here is another step in the right direction.” I think getting to the third round in Paris was big for my confidence. "With each match I think my game is progressing in the right direction,” Nakashima added.

Former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep reached the third round at this year's tournament and ended Kirsten Flipkens singles career in the process.

Then it’s second-seeded Nadal against Ricardas Berankis. The Spaniard has won the past two Grand Slam tournaments as part of his 22 major titles overall. He reached the fourth round in 2018 for his career-best result at the All England Club. The 25-year-old Boulter also beat Pliskova last week at a warmup tournament in Eastbourne for her first win against a top-10 player. ___ She laid down to kiss the grass after the match and then received an embrace from Halep at the net. She missed last year's tournament with an injury and the 2020 edition was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Halep came from a break down in both sets to win 7-5, 6-4 against the 36-year-old Belgian, who has said this will be her last singles tournament. ___ ___ “I don't know if that's experience.” ___ ___