Unseeded Shapovalov upended by No. 6 Fritz in Swiss Indoors second round - CBC

Canada's Denis Shapovalov, 27, entered this week's tournament ranked No. 52 in the world with a 22-20 season record. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via Associated Press)Social SharingCanada's Denis Shapovalov is out of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament after a 6-4, 6-3 loss to sixth seed Taylor Fritz in second-round action Thursday in Basel.

The American picked up a crucial break in the final game of the first set, then broke to go up 3-1 in the second set and serve out for the win.

The series between the frequent opponents is tied 6-6, though Fritz has won four of the last five matches.

Fritz will face second seed Arthur Fils of France in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 event. The 27-year-old Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont. Entered the event ranked No. 52 in the world and has a 22-21 record on the season.

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