No. 7 Shapovalov returns to 3rd round at US Open

Denis Shapovalov reached the third round at the U.S. Open for the fifth time in five appearances by beating Roberto Carballés Baena 7-6 (7), 6-3, 6-0.

The No. 7-seeded Shapovalov compiled a 50-13 edge in winners to get past the player who eliminated him from the French Open last year.

“I definitely wanted to get my revenge,” Shapovalov said.

He is coming off a semifinal run at Wimbledon in July for the best Grand Slam showing of his career. He made it to the quarterfinals in Flushing Meadows in 2020.

Shapovalov, a 22-year-old from Canada, next faces South African Lloyd Harris.