Sports

Canada's Shapovalov retires from first-round match at Paris Masters with lead

Published: 

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)

PARIS — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov will not be advancing at the Paris Masters.

The Richmond Hill, Ont., native was unable to continue in his first-round match against Russian Karen Khachanov on Monday.

Shapovalov was ahead 3-6, 7-6 (6), 4-1 when he retired from the match.

Switzerland Tennis Canada's Denis Shapovalov 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)

He appeared to be dealing with a leg or groin injury.

He finished with eight aces to five double faults and broke on two of his three opportunities.

Shapovalov is part of Canada’s team for the eight-nation Davis Cup knockout tournament, which opens against Czechia on Nov. 24 in Bologna, Italy.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 2, 2026.

The Canadian Press