Canada’s Shapovalov eliminated from Next Gen Finals after loss to Rublev
MILAN — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov dropped his final match at the Next Gen ATP Finals, losing in five sets to Russia’s Andrey Rublev on Thursday.
Rublev, the tournament’s top seed, won 4-1, 3-4 (8), 4-3 (2), 0-4, 4-3 (3) in a match that took two hours and one minute.
Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., converted on just three of the 13 break points he had, though nine of his missed opportunities came in sets that he won.
Rublev converted both of his break point opportunities.


