Canada’s Shapovalov falls to Italy’s Nardi in second-round match at Cincinnati Open

Canadian Press

Published Aug 10, 2025 • < 1 minute read

Canada's Denis Shapovalov reacts during his second-round loss to American Learner Tien at the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Toronto on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Photo by Chris Young /The Canadian Press

CINCINNATI — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov dropped a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 decision to Italy’s Luca Nardi on Sunday in second-round play at the Cincinnati Open.

Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., was seeded 24th at the ATP Tour’s Masters 1000 tournament.

Nardi, who entered the main draw as a lucky loser, needed two hours 28 minutes to complete the win.

He’ll play 16th-seeded Czech Jakub Mensik in the next round.

Felix Auger-Aliassime and Gabriel Diallo, both from Montreal, won their second-round matches on Saturday.

Auger-Aliassime will play Arthur Rinderknech of France on Monday, while Diallo will take on top-seeded Italian Jannik Sinner.

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