Shapovalov seeks to turn the tables on Carreno Busta
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[September 08, 2020]
(Reuters) - Denis Shapovalov
takes on Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta for a place in the U.S. Open
semi-finals on Tuesday and the 21-year-old expects another difficult
outing against an opponent who has dominated him on hard courts.
Shapovalov, who is seeking a first Grand Slam semi-final spot, has
lost three of his four matches against Carreno Busta with his only
victory coming on clay -- a surface that the Spaniard grew up on.
"He's beaten me every time on hard courts. It's definitely going to
be an extremely tough challenge," said the 21-year-old Canadian, who
came through a tricky four-setter against David Goffin in the
previous round.
"Obviously he's kind of like David: very solid, very stable from the
back. It's going to be a similar match for me. I have to play my
game but remain steady as possible."
With Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer absent, and Novak Djokovic
disqualified, there are no men's major champions left in the draw at
Flushing Meadows and Shapovalov welcomed the fact a new name will be
on a Grand Slam trophy.
"It's just amazing for the sport to have a new Grand Slam champion,
it has been getting pretty boring with these three guys winning
every tournament," he said.
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Denis Shapovalov of Canada reacts against David Goffin of Belgium on
day seven of the 2020 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie
Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert
Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Fifth seed Alexander Zverev, another of the top contenders, takes on
Borna Coric of Croatia in another quarter-final.
On the women's side, American Jennifer Brady will play Yulia
Putintseva of Kazakhstan while 2018 champion Naomi Osaka meets local
favourite Shelby Rogers.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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