Shapovalov Tops Tsitsipas In Late-Night #NextGenATP Miami Thriller

The future of men’s tennis was on full display as Tuesday night turned into Wednesday morning at the Miami Open presented by Itau. No. 20 seed Denis Shapovalov and No. 8 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas traded blistering baseline winners for more than two hours, but it was Shapovalov who prevailed in their epic fourth-round tussle 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(3).

The Canadian took the lead in their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry 2-1 and has won both of their hard-court matches. Shapovalov also picked up the second Top 10 win of his career, having previously defeated Rafael Nadal at the 2017 Coupe Rogers.

The win marks the first time there will be three #NextGenATP players in the quarter-finals of a Masters 1000 tournament (since 2017). Shapovalov joins fellow Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime and Frances Tiafoe in the last eight.

He now awaits the winner of the fourth-round match between fourth seed Roger Federer and No. 13 seed Daniil Medvedev, which will take place on Wednesday.

More to come...

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