{"id":515809,"date":"2026-03-05T10:53:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/515809\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T10:53:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:53:29","slug":"tennis-atp-bnp-paribas-open-2026-shapovalov-takes-out-tsitsipas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/515809\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis, ATP \u2013 BNP Paribas Open 2026: Shapovalov takes out Tsitsipas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Denis Shapovalov notched one of his most significant wins of the 2026 season on Thursday night, edging out Greece\u2019s Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. While the scoreline reflects a competitive affair, it was a match defined by the contrasting confidence levels of two of the tour\u2019s most aesthetic shot-makers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The match began with a statement of intent from the 26-year-old Shapovalov (Canada), who dictated play with his aggressive left-handed baseline game to claim the first set 6-2. The 27-year-old Tsitsipas (Greece) showed he can still compete at the highest level by roaring back in the second set, using his variety to disrupt the Canadian\u2019s rhythm and force a decider.<\/p>\n

However, the third set highlighted the \u201cdoubt\u201d currently clouding the Greek\u2019s game. Despite landing 74% of his first serves, Tsitsipas lacked the finishing touch, winning only 65% of those points. His inability to make inroads on return was glaring; he managed to win only four points on Shapovalov\u2019s serve in the entire final set. As the pressure mounted at 4-4, the Canadian remained the more consistent of the two, breaking at the final hurdle to convert his first match point after 1 hour and 48 minutes.<\/p>\n

A Season of Hesitation for tsitsipas<\/p>\n

For Tsitsipas, this isn\u2019t a total collapse of form, but rather a worrying trend of inefficiency. This marks his third consecutive defeat on the ATP Tour, following early exits in Doha (to Rublev) and Dubai (to Humbert). While his season record is 9-6, his 4-6 record in individual singles play suggests a player struggling to find his \u201cclutch\u201d gene in big moments.<\/p>\n

BNP Paribas Open 2026: Men\u2019s Singles Draw & Results<\/p>\n

1st round<\/p>\n


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Carlos Alcaraz (1) \u2013 Bye
Terence Atmane \u2013 Grigor Dimitrov: Thursday
Juan Manuel Cerundolo \u2013 Botic van de Zandschulp: Thursday
Bye \u2013 Arthur Rinderknech (26) <\/p>\n

Valentin Vacherot (24) \u2013 Bye
Nuno Borges \u2013 Emilio Nava: Thursday
Alexander Shevchenko \u2013 Sho Shimabukuro: Thursday
Bye \u2013 Casper Ruud (13) <\/p>\n

Alexander Bublik (10) \u2013 Bye
Maoxin Zhang \u2013 Vit Kopriva: Thursday
Francesco Maestrelli \u2013 Rinky Hijikata: Thursday
Bye \u2013 Luciano Darderi (20) <\/p>\n

Cameron Norrie (27) \u2013 Bye
Matteo Arnaldi \u2013 Mackenzie McDonald: Thursday
Sebastian Korda \u2013 Facundo Comesana: Thursday
Bye \u2013 Alex de Minaur (6) <\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic (3) \u2013 Bye
Kamil Majchrzak \u2013 Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard: Thursday
Hubert Hurkacz \u2013 Aleksandar Kovacevic: Thursday
Bye \u2013 Corentin Moutet (31) <\/p>\n

Francisco Cerundolo (19) \u2013 Bye
Valentin Royer \u2013 Benjamin Bonzi: Thursday
Fabian Marozsan \u2013 Roberto Bautista Agut: Thursday
Bye \u2013 Jack Draper (14) <\/p>\n

Daniil Medvedev (11) \u2013 Bye
Alejandro Tabilo \u2013 Rafael Jodar: Thursday
Chun-Hsin Tseng \u2013 Sebastian Baez: Thursday
Bye \u2013 Jiri Lehecka (22) <\/p>\n

Ugo Humbert (32) \u2013 Bye
Alex Michelsen \u2013 Daniel Merida: Thursday
Jakub Fearnley \u2013 Damir Dzumhur: Thursday
Bye \u2013 Taylor Fritz (7) <\/p>\n

Lorenzo Musetti (5) \u2013 Bye
Marton Fucsovics \u2013 Christopher O\u2019Connell: 7-5, 6-3
Dino Prizmic \u2013 Tristan Schoolkate: 7-6[5], 3-6, 7-5
Bye \u2013 Arthur Fils (30) <\/p>\n

Andrey Rublev (17) \u2013 Bye
Gabriel Diallo \u2013 Mattia Bellucci: 7-6[5], 6-4
Gael Monfils \u2013 Alexis Galarneau: 6-3, 6-4
Bye \u2013 Felix Auger-Aliassime (9) <\/p>\n

Flavio Cobolli (15) \u2013 Bye
Miomir Kecmanovic \u2013 Daniel Altmaier: 6-3, 1-0 (Ret.)
Jenson Brooksby \u2013 Alexei Popyrin: 6-3, 6-4
Bye \u2013 Frances Tiafoe (21) <\/p>\n

Brandon Nakashima (28) \u2013 Bye
Camilo Ugo Carabelli \u2013 Martin Damm: 7-6[5], 6-3
Matteo Berrettini \u2013 Adrian Mannarino: 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
Bye \u2013 Alexander Zverev (4) <\/p>\n

Ben Shelton (8) \u2013 Bye
Reilly Opelka \u2013 Ethan Quinn: 7-5, 7-6[7]
Adam Walton \u2013 Quentin Halys: 6-3, 6-3
Bye \u2013 Learner Tien (25) <\/p>\n

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (18) \u2013 Bye
Zachary Svajda \u2013 Marin Cilic: 7-6[5], 6-4
Marcos Giron \u2013 Mariano Navone: 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
Bye \u2013 Jakub Mensik (12) <\/p>\n

Karen Khachanov (16) \u2013 Bye
Joao Fonseca \u2013 Raphael Collignon: 7-6[2], 6-4
Zizou Bergs \u2013 Jan-Lennard Struff: 6-3, 6-4
Bye \u2013 Tommy Paul (23) <\/p>\n

Tomas Martin Etcheverry (29) \u2013 Bye
Denis Shapovalov \u2013 Stefanos Tsitsipas: 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Dalibor Svrcina \u2013 James Duckworth: 6-2, 6-4
Bye \u2013 Jannik Sinner (2)<\/p>\n

SECOND ROUND<\/p>\n

L. Musetti (5) \u2013 M. Fucsovics
D. Prizmic \u2013 Arthur Fils (30)
Andrey Rublev (17) \u2013 G. Diallo
G. Monfils \u2013 Felix Auger-Aliassime (9)
Flavio Cobolli (15) \u2013 M. Kecmanovic
J. Brooksby \u2013 Frances Tiafoe (21)
Brandon Nakashima (28) \u2013 C. Ugo Carabelli
M. Berrettini \u2013 Alexander Zverev (4)
Ben Shelton (8) \u2013 R. Opelka
A. Walton \u2013 Learner Tien (25)
A. Davidovich Fokina (18) \u2013 Z. Svajda
M. Giron \u2013 Jakub Mensik (12)
Karen Khachanov (16) \u2013 J. Fonseca
Z. Bergs \u2013 Tommy Paul (23)
Tomas Martin Etcheverry (29) \u2013 D. Shapovalov
D. Svrcina \u2013 Jannik Sinner (2)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Denis Shapovalov notched one of his most significant wins of the 2026 season on Thursday night, edging out…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":515810,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,82,593],"class_list":["post-515809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=515809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/515810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=515809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=515809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=515809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}