ATP Auckland: Shapovalov goes down to Ofner in first match since Wimbledon
The Austrian will play Roberto Carballes Baena in the next round in Auckland
Denis Shapovalov at the 2023 ATP Adelaide International
Playing his first match since Wimbledon due to a knee injury, Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was defeated in the first round of the ATP Auckland Open on Tuesday by seventh seed Sebastian Ofner.
Shapovalov appeared to be rusty, hitting 49 percent of his first serves in, 11 double faults and zero aces as he went down 6-4, 6-2 to the Austrian, who is ranked a career-high No 37 in the world currently.
Ofner’s reward is a second-round clash against Roberto Carballes Baena for a spot in the last eight.
Auckland ATP 250, other first-round matches (ASB Tennis Arena, hard, USD 739,945):
- Roberto Carballes Baena beat Roberto Bautista Agut: 6-4, 6-3
- Fabian Marozsan beat Gael Monfils: 6-4, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4)
- Nuno Borges beat Alex Michelsen (Q): 0-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3
- Botic van de Zandschulp beat Christopher Eubanks (5): 7-6 (5), 6-2
- Alexandre Muller (Q) beat Benjamin Bonzi: 6-3, 7-5
- Luca Van Assche (Q) beat J.J. Wolf: 6-4, 6-2
- Alejandro Tabilo (Q) beat Borna Gojo: 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Daniel Altmaier beat Marcos Giron: 7-6 (5), 6-2
- Taro Daniel beat Aleksandar Vukic: 7-5, 7-5
- Arthur Fils vs. Richard Gasquet
- Kiranpal Pannu vs. Max Purcell
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