Denis Shapovalov shares disappointment for French Open loss
Denis Shapovalov was disappointed with his French Open first round loss to Jan-Lennard Struff on Monday. The Canadian player said: "It definitely didn't feel great losing. But, yeah, I mean, like, it was one of those days. He played really on. I had a good start. Had a chance to go up two breaks. Didn't take it. And he really raised his game. You know, I think I did everything I could today. I was fighting, but he was really picking his spots especially in the big points. He came up with some crazy shots. So credit to him. He played a great match today. It's just not clicking. I don't think that it's anything specific. I think I'm putting in the work. I think my game is there, but it just hasn't been clicking in the matches. You know, I've got some tough draws, some bad luck with that. For the most part, I've been playing some good matches. But you look at last week, I'm up 3-0 against Benoit Paire and the guy turns it on, plays unbelievable in the tiebreak, wins the match. This week I'm up a break, and he played some phenomenal tennis today. Obviously, I don't think it was my best match today, but I think my level was good enough today. I think I was playing pretty solid. But in the big points, it's just, yeah, just not going my way and that's been the difference."
"Today the level from both of us was way better than Monte-Carlo. I think Monte-Carlo it was the first match, so we were both kinds of not feeling great. But today, you know, we had insane points. It was good rallies from both of us. And, yeah, I mean, I think he's a tough player on clay. I think he's a tough player on any surface, but he's one of these guys who's kind of like a dark horse and he comes out of nowhere sometimes. And when he's feeling good and playing well, he's a guy you don't want to see in the draw. He's a tough player. But, yeah, I mean, look, it is what it is. I did everything I could for this clay court season. Wasn't the best, but I'm still going to keep my head high and I know my game is there. I know I've been putting the work in, and I'm excited for the grass court season."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2QuDfUP
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