Shelton downs Shapovalov in SF thriller, sets Fritz final in Dallas
Ben Shelton survived a major test from fellow lefty Denis Shapovalov before prevailing in a final-set tiebreak to reach the Dallas Open final.
Ben Shelton survived a major test from fellow lefty Denis Shapovalov before prevailing in a final-set tiebreak to reach the Dallas Open final.
Bopanna and Shapovalov recorded a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over German duo Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies in a match that lasted an hour and 47 minutes.
The Indo-Canadian pair sealed a 6-2, 3-6, 10-7 win in a match that lasted 74 minutes on Thursday night to enter the last four of the ATP 500 event.
Drawcards Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic make their debut on Saturday, for Spain in Perth and Serbia in Brisbane respectively.
In Sunday's final, Djokovic outplayed a nervy Shapovalov 6-3, 6-4 in a match which lasted for just over an hour.
Ramanathan lost to the 51 ranked Canadian 3-6, 6 (1)-7, 3-6 in two hours and five minutes.
The visitors will now have to win both the reverse singles in order to win the tie.
A dogged Ramkumar Ramanathan battled past a fighting Brayden Schnur in a gruelling four-setter to give India a 1-0 lead…
India captain Mahesh Bhupathi has sprung a surprise by teaming up Rohan Bopanna with Purav Raja instead of Saketh Myneni for the doubles rubber.
Shapovalov made the world take note of him with his shock win over Rafael Nadal.
