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Canada's Denis Shapovalov prepares to serve during his round of sixteen match against USA's Taylor Fritz at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday Oct. 29, 2026. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP)
By The Canadian Press

Canada’s Shapovalov bounced from Swiss Indoors after second-round loss to Fritz

Oct 29, 2026 | 12:55 PM

BASEL — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov is out of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament after a 6-4, 6-3 loss to sixth seed Taylor Fritz in second-round action Thursday.

Fritz was not broken in the match.

The American picked up a crucial break in the final game of the first set, then broke to go up 3-1 in the second set and serve out for the win.

The series between the frequent opponents is now tied 6-6, though Fritz has won four of the last five matches.

Fritz will face second seed Arthur Fils of France in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 event.

The 27-year-old Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont. entered the event ranked No. 52 in the world and is 22-21 on the season.


This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 29, 2026.

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by The Canadian Press