Denis Shapovalov of Canada reacts after losing to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain during a semifinal match at the Mexican Open tennis in Acapulco, Mexico, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Back-to-back bid denied as Shapovalov is bounced in Los Cabos Open final
Aug 1, 2026 | 11:07 PM
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CABO SAN LUCAS — Denis Shapovalov’s goal of winning back-to-back singles titles at the Los Cabos Open came up a match short.
Arthur Gea, a 21-year-old tennis talent from France, bounced the Richmond Hill, Ont., athlete 6-3, 6-4 in Saturday’s final of the ATP 250 hard-court tournament. The match took 90 minutes to play.
It was Shapovalov’s first loss in nine matches at the Cabo Sports Complex in Mexico.
Shapovalov, who played in Friday’s later semifinal — a three-set battle against fifth-seeded Cameron Norrie that took two hours, 40 minutes — wasn’t as sharp in the final. He had 37 unforced errors, nine double faults and only two aces. He had 13 winners, while Gea had 12.
