Canadians Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov start the short lawn tennis season this week, with both men in action in Europe, where they plan to properly prepare for the upcoming Wimbledon tournament.
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“FAA” will participate in the competition in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. The Quebecer is at the bottom of the main draw as the second seed. Having benefited from a pass for the second round, he will face a local player, the 56th racket in the world Tallon Griekspoor.
As for Shapovalov, he started his stay in Stuttgart well by winning his first doubles duel, alongside the Indian Rohan Bopanna. The pair defeated Israeli Jonathan Erlich and Russian Aslan Karatsev 6-4, 6-0. She could rub shoulders with the second favorites of the tournament, the Australian John Peers and the Slovak Filip Polasek.
In singles, “Shapo” did not have to play in the first round by virtue of his fourth seed status. He also has an appointment with a local player to start his journey, the German Oscar Otte, 61st in the world.
Third major of the campaign, Wimbledon is due to take place from June 27 to July 10. The ATP Tour has decided not to award ranking points for this tournament.
