ATP Gstaad: Denis Shapovalov loses against No-Name, Benoit Paire in the quarter-finals
Denis Shapovalov was subject to world number 249. Vit Kopriva in the second round of the ATP 250 tournament in Gstaad in three sets. Benoit Paire, however, is in the quarter-finals.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Jul 22, 2021, 07:43 pm
Sensation in Gstaad: Wimbledon semi-finalist Denis Shapovalov had to admit defeat to the Czech Vit Kopriva 6: 2, 3: 6 and 2: 6 on his debut on the ATP tour in the second round of the ATP 250 tournament in Gstaad. The tenth in the world rankings made far too many mistakes, especially in the second and third sets, so the top seeded Canadian had to leave the Bernese Oberland early.
Kopriva now meets Mikael Ymer in a real surprise quarter-final, who defeated Feliciano Lopez 6: 7 (6), 7: 6 (7) and 6: 4 after defending two match points.
In addition, Casper Ruud and Benoit Paire celebrated their entry into the round of eight on Thursday: The Norwegian beat the Austrian Dennis Novak in two sets , the French "bad boy" profited from his surrender after winning the first round Opponent Tallon Griekspoor. Ruud and Paire now meet.
In the lower half of the table, Hugo Gaston, Cristian Garin, Laslo Djere and Arthur Rinderknech had already booked their place in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.