Denis Shapovalov

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Shapovalov Talks Training With Günter Bresnik And Next Gen ATP Finals

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Canadian teen is looking to build on a breakthrough 2016 campaign

At age 17, Denis Shapovalov was hoping to merely get his feet wet on the pro circuit, as he entered his first ATP Challenger Tour and ATP World Tour events in 2016. The Canadian phenom got much more than he anticipated, submerging himself in a whirlwind campaign that culminated in a year-end No. 250 in the Emirates ATP Rankings - a stunning 880-spot rise from the start of the year.

The youngest player in the Top 300, Shapovalov cut his teeth against the game's elite. The first player born in 1999 to win a Challenger match, he reached the semi-finals on home soil in Drummondville in March and advanced to the last four once again in Gatineau in August. Also a three-time Futures titlist and junior Wimbledon champion, Shapovalov gained experience at all levels and on all surfaces in 2016.

The Canadian's breakthrough moment came at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event in Toronto, where he introduced himself to the tennis world with one of the biggest upsets of the year over World No. 19 Nick Kyrgios. Although his career is in its nascent stages, Shapovalov has set ambitious goals for himself in 2017 as he looks to continue soaring. He sat down with ATPWorldTour.com at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Canberra...

Where did you spend your offseason and who did you train with?
I went to Tenerife (Spain) and spent it with Günter Bresnik, Dominic Thiem's coach. Philipp Kohlschreiber was there, Jerzy Janowicz, Dennis Novak and Dominic too. There were a bunch of good players and I'm starting to work with Günter now, so I had a few good weeks there. It was a great experience for me, because I'm not used to hitting with guys that are Top 10, Top 20. It was a lot of fun for me and I think it helped bring my game to the next level.

Was there anything in particular you focused on?
I was working a lot on my forehand with Günter. He was very technical with my finish. We were there for four hours each day just smacking forehands around and really focusing on it. It's been a big improvement in my game.

Have you thought about the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan and do you think you'll qualify?
Of course I'd like to go, but I think I'm a long way from it. It's going to involve a lot of work, but it would be a great experience for me to go and test my level against the top players 21 and under. I hope I get there, but I'm focusing on one week at a time.

Looking back on 2016, how would you assess the season?
Last year was pretty incredible for me. I think anyone would wish to have a year like I did, winning three Futures titles, Wimbledon juniors, beating Kyrgios at the Rogers Cup, making a couple semi-finals at Challengers, it was incredible. It's tough to maintain that but I hope to do the same this year and even better.

What's been the main difference between playing in Challengers and Futures?
In the Futures there are a couple guys who are pretty good, but in Challengers every match is difficult and everyone is tough. You really have to fight through it and be prepared.

Have you set any Emirates ATP Rankings goals for 2017?
I would like to be in the Top 150 at the end of the year. This is a transition year for me. It's my first full year as a pro. I'm not playing any junior events. At the same time, I'm changing my strokes, like I did with my forehand and a couple other things. It's going to take some time for my game to click, so it's tough to have any high expectations at the moment.

Talk about playing here in Canberra. Are you enjoying the tournament?
It's incredible, one of the best Challengers I've been to. The accommodations are unbelievable. There are eight guys in the Top 100 playing this tournament and that's very big for a Challenger. I'm very excited to be here.

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Zawodnik o niezwykle precyzyjnym zagraniu, co pokazał w rozgrywkach Pucharu Davisa. Wielka przyszłość przed nim.

[Damian]

[Barty]

http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/article ... m=referral

Wygląda na to, że skończy się na 7K dolarów kary.

[Piotrek]

Trochę przegięcie, tutaj w żaden sposób nie było zamierzonego działania, nie celował w sędziego. Żeby być konsekwentnym, to każde uderzenie w piłkę poza wymianą powinno być karane mandatem...

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The Debate: Does Shapovalov’s fine fit the crime?

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Tennismash staffers Paul Moore and Matt Trollope debate the adequacy of Denis Shapovalov’s $7,000 fine for hitting an umpire in the face with a ball.
If you haven’t seen or heard about it already, here’s a quick refresher …

Denis Shapovalov, a teenager from Canada, was playing Kyle Edmund in the live fifth rubber of his country’s World Group tie against Great Britain in Ottawa. After falling behind two sets to love and a break in the third, Shapovalov swatted a ball in frustration – which smacked chair umpire Arnaud Gabas in the eye.

Shapovalov was immediately defaulted – handing Great Britain a 3-2 victory. Gabas was taken to hospital, where scans cleared him of damage to his cornea and retina.



Tennismash staffers Paul Moore and Matt Trollope debate the adequacy of the resulting $7,000 fine that was handed down to Shapovalov, for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Was it enough?

Matt Trollope – YES

This incident is perhaps one of the most shocking things I’ve seen on a tennis court. Yet when it happened, Shapovalov’s horrified reaction said it all – this was clearly a mistake and something he instantly regretted. Apart from feeling terrible for the umpire who’d been hit, I immediately felt sorry for Shapovalov, who at just 17 years of age had become infamous as well as handing Great Britain a 3-2 win in the tie after being defaulted on the spot.

The embarrassment and shame in his actions, plus the guilt he must have felt about letting his team down, were perhaps punishment enough. A fine was definitely necessary – such actions must somehow be deterred – and this was one of the heavier ones. But the fact the maximum $12,000 fine was reduced to $7,000 after accounting for the unintentional nature of the act – he meant to smack the ball, but not for it to hit the umpire – as well as his obvious remorse and subsequent apology was, I think, a sensible outcome.

A foot lower, and the ball would have struck the umpire harmlessly on the arm. Six inches across, and it would have missed the umpire altogether. Late last year, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray whacked/kicked balls in frustration, were lucky to miss officials and ball kids, and escaped unpunished – for exactly the same action as Shapovalov. Earlier this year, Djokovic struck a ball in Doha which hit a spectator, but was not defaulted.

I’m not condoning Shapovalov’s actions, by any means. But hefty fine or not, you can be sure it will be a long time before the young Canadian smacks another ball in anger.

Paul Moore – NO

Absolutely not. But before I go into the whys of all that, let me say that I do feel a bit sorry for Denis Shapovalov. From all reports he’s a good guy, he’s got a huge future, and there’s no doubt that what he did was an accident.

But make no mistake: that accident could easily have ended Arnauld Gabas’ career. If that ball had hit the Frenchman a couple of centimetres higher then, in all probability, it would have damaged the vision that his job is dependent upon.

In that context, a fine of US$7k – a fraction of the probable fee that Shapovalov would have been paid for playing in the tie – hardly reflects the gravity of the incident.

What’s more, the sport has once again failed to set any sort of precedent that protects officials from abuse – verbal or physical – on the court.

Tennis players get paid an astronomical amount of money, particularly in comparison to umpires (Gold badge officials get paid around US$2k for working a Davis Cup World Group tie). A US$7k fine is a drop in the ocean for someone like Denis Shapovalov, and provides little deterrent to any of his peers. A proper fine (running in to the tens of thousands) and a suspension might.

There’s also, for want of a better phrase, the Nick Kyrgios question.

Kyrgios earlier deleted a tweet in which he had opined ‘Haha no suspension? This is too good’. And while the Australian might not be best placed to chide, he does have a point. Imagine what would have happened had he – or other perceived ‘bad boys’ like Fognini or Gulbis – done this? There would have been universal condemnation and lengthy suspensions.

Just because someone is ‘a good guy’ it doesn’t mean that they have the right to lash out on court and effectively get away with it. That is what the ITF allowed Denis Shapovalov to do on Sunday, and on many levels it is completely wrong.

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[Damian]

Trafiony piłką przez Denisa Shapovalova sędzia Arnaud Gabas przeszedł operację

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Arnaud Gabas, który 5 lutego podczas meczu Kanady z Wielką Brytanią w I rundzie Pucharu Davisa został trafiony piłką przez Denisa Shapovalova, przeszedł operacją pękniętego lewego oczodołu.

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Materiały prasowe
Zaraz po tym pechowym zdarzeniu Arnaud Gabas został przewieziony do szpitala w Ottawie. Pierwsze diagnozy były pomyślne. Wstępne badania wykluczyły uszkodzenia siatkówki i rogówki oka.


Denis Shapovalov ukarany grzywną za trafienie sędziego
Jednak po powrocie Gabasa do Francji zdjęcie rentgenowskie, które zostało wykonane, wykazało, że arbiter ma pęknięty lewy oczodół i konieczna jest operacja.
REKLAMA

Gabas przeszedł już zabiegł. Jak poinformowała Międzynarodowa Federacja Tenisa (ITF), "jest już w domu i czuje się dobrze".

- Chciałbym podziękować lekarzom. Operacja przebiegła pomyślnie. Teraz mogę się skupić na odpoczynku i rehabilitacji, by w niedługim czasie wrócić do pracy. Chciałbym również wyrazić swoją wdzięczność za wszystkie słowa wsparcia, które napływały do mnie z całego świata - stwierdził Gabas w oficjalnym komunikacie ITF.

Denis Shapovalov za naruszenie nietykalności cielesnej sędziego został zdyskwalifikowany i ukarany 7 tys. dolarów grzywny. Kanadyjczyk przeprosił Gabasa, podkreślając, że nie chciał celowo trafić arbitra. Dodał, iż dał się ponieść emocjom i że już nigdy więcej czegoś podobnego nie zrobi.

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[Damian]

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Shapovalov postanowił pograć w nieźle obsadzonych domowych futuresach rozgrywanych w hali i w Gatineau zgarnął właśnie czwarty profesjonalny tytuł.

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Shapovalov postanowił pograć w nieźle obsadzonych domowych futuresach rozgrywanych w hali i w Gatineau zgarnął właśnie czwarty profesjonalny tytuł.

Dziś dorzucił (co najmniej) finał CH w Drummondville. To pierwszy finał Denisa na zapleczu ATP. O tytuł z Bemelmansem.

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CH: Denis najlepszy w Drummondville!

Challenger Banque Nationale Drummondville (Drummondville, Canada): #NextGenATP player Denis Shapovalov delighted the home crowd with his first Challenger title by defeating fourth seed Ruben Bemelmans of Belgium 6-3, 6-2. He is the youngest Challenger winner this year and the first 17-year-old Challenger titlist since Norwegian Casper Ruud prevailed last September in Seville, Spain.

Drummondville has become a second home on tour for Shapovalov. having won his first Challenger match there last year and first title today. Shapovalov’s time in Drummondville this year is also projected to push him into the Top 200 of the Emirates ATP Rankings on Monday, making him the youngest player currently in that echelon.

Shapovalov is just the third Canadian champion since 2014, joining Frank Dancevic (Kosice, Slovakia '14) and Peter Polansky (Gatineau, Canada '16). At 17 years, 11 months, he's also the youngest Canadian to win a Challenger title.

Youth was also on full display in his semi-final win over good friend and fellow Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime. The match was the youngest Challenger semi-final or final in nearly 30 years, since Richard Fromberg (17) defeated Johan Anderson (16) in Madeira, Portugal in 1988.

[Damian]

20.03.2017

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 194

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Teraz Guadalajara. Blisko Vaska, ale nawet jeden wygrany mecz powinien przypieczętować awans do Top-200.

[Damian]

[Damian]

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Jeżeli dziś wygra, będzie 159.

171 Ilya Ivashka - 337
172 Denis Shapovalov - 334
173 Enrique López-Pérez - 328

[Damian]

Finał CH w Guadalajarze:
* 2. finał CH w karierze (1-1);
* 2. finał CH w 2017 (1-1);

[Damian]

03.04.2017

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 173

[Damian]

10.04.2017

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 172

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