MIAMI — Canada's Denis Shapovalov downed Italy's Luciano Darderi in three sets Wednesday to advance to the second round of the Miami Open.
Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., fired 16 aces and won 77 per cent of first serves en route to a 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-4 win in the ATP 1000 tournament.
Shapovalov next meets 10th-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in the Round of 64.
Fellow Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime, of Montreal, will play his first match Thursday against Australia's Adam Walton.
Auger-Aliassime, currently ranked No. 36 in the ATP rankings, enters the tournament unseeded.
Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner, Erin Routliffe of New Zealand, are seeded second in women's doubles. They'll also be in action Thursday against Hanyu Guo of China and Ulrikke Eikeri of Norway.
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