Denis Shapovalov is headed to Jannik Sinner after defeat

Denis Shapovalov proudly commented on the match he lost to Jannik Sinner at the US Open: the Canadian tennis player managed to put the world number one in trouble for large chunks of the match: “Getting back to playing at this level after the injury has been a good journey, a long road. I am happy, also sad because I lost, but I took a step in the right direction. Now I will try to play at this level more consistently”.

The’analysis of the match with Azure: “I wouldn&#8220t say I did things better than him. We played power against power, equal. It was a very close match, with many hard-fought games. I have proven before, and it is great to do it again, that I have a very powerful game”.

“But he is number one for a reason. He has handled everything perfectly. He is a fighter and made a tremendous effort to turn it around, being down 3-0 in the third set. I have to learn from my mistakes today, be even more solid. I hope that with these matches I can improve in the future”.

On the Blue’s chances to win the tournament: “It&#8217s tough, he and Carlos are the favorites. There is a good chance that one of them will win, but there are also other great tennis players. I was able to put pressure on Sinner today, so who knows if another player can do the same…”.