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Denis Shapovalov no match for Novak Djokovic at Italian Open
ROME — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov lost 6-1, 6-3 to world No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia in a second-round match on Thursday at the Italian Open.
The 20-year-old Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., snapped a four-match losing streak with a win over Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain in the opening round, but Djokovic presented a much stiffer test.
Shapovalov, ranked 22nd in the world, did not have one break-point opportunity against Djokovic at the ATP Tour Masters 1000 clay-court event.