Music: {allcanada} Shapovalov eliminated from French Open after first-round loss to Faria

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

{allcanada} Shapovalov eliminated from French Open after first-round loss to Faria

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Canada's Denis Shapovalov is out of the French Open after a 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 loss to Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria in first-round action Tuesday.

Faria scored a key break to go up 6-5 in the second set before serving for the win, to put Shapovalov on the brink of elimination.

The 22-year-old then went up 2-1 in the third set on an early break. Shapovalov fought back to win the next game on return, but another break restored Faria's lead, and he served out from there.

The 27-year-old Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., showed some power on the slow clay courts at Roland Garros with 10 aces, but he cost himself with eight double faults and 48 unforced errors.

Shapovalov, who entered the second Grand Slam of the year ranked 39th in the world, saw his season record fall to 8-11.

Later Tuesday, men's fourth seed Félix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal faced Germany's Daniel Altmaier, while women's ninth seed Victoria Mboko of Burlington, Ont., faced Czechia's Nikola Bartunkova.