The journey of Canadians Bianca Andreescu and Denis Shapovalovat the ongoing Wimbledon has come to an abrupt end as they have been eliminated following second -round losses at the All England Tennis Club.
Official reports have it that Andreescu, of Missisauga, Ont., dropped a 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) decision to Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, while Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., fell 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8-6) to American Brandon Nakashima to crash out.
Rybakina fired four aces to Andreescu’s two, and converted on three of four break points.
Rybakina also won 80 per cent of her first-serve points, while Andreescu won 65 per cent of hers.
In a post defeat conference, Andreescusaid “I didn’t expect for her serve to be that good … she did play well, and she was getting to a bunch of balls. She was pretty solid, both sides. She played a really great match”.
Remarkably, Rybakina, 23, seeded 17th in the women’s draw, will next meet China’s Qinwen Zheng, 19, in the tournament’s third round.
On her part, 22-year-old Andreescu, advanced to the second round at the All England Tennis Club for the first time in her career after breezing past American EminaBektas 6-1, 6-3 in the opener.
Meanwhile, Shapovalov, seeded 13th in the men’s draw, committed eight double faults in his loss to Nakashima. The 23-year-old Shapovalov, reached the semifinals at the All England Club last year, his best result at a Grand Slam tournament.
It’s germane to also note that Nakashima, 23, who is ranked 56th in the world, will next face Daniel Elahi Galan.
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