MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada’s Denis Shapovalov is on to the third spherical of the Australian Open.
Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., beat South Korea’s Kwon Quickly-woo 7-6 (6), 6-7 (3), 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-2 on Wednesday.
He'll face 23-seed Reilly Opelka of america on Friday.
Shapovalov beat Quickly-woo when the Korean sailed a backhand return excessive and extensive.
The tightly contested match lasted almost 4 1/2 hours.
Shapovalov had 29 aces to Quickly-woo’s three within the win.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Jan. 18, 2022.