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Canadas Shapovalov Upsets Tsonga At U.S. Open

AM800-Sports-Tennis-Denis-Shapovalov-1.3213546 NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 30: Denis Shapovalov of Canada celebrates defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France during their second round Men's Second match on Day Three of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) (Denis Shapovalov celebrates defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France during their second round match at the US Open on August 30, 2017. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images))

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The 18yearold is advancing to the third round

Canada's Denis Shapovalov is off to the third round at the U.S. Open tennis tournament.

He's moving on after a 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (3) victory over eighth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France on centre court at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The 18-year-old Canadian broke his opponent once in each set and finished the match with 28 winners.

Shapovalov will next face Kyle Edmund of Britain.

In other action, Canada's Eugenie Bouchard lost her women's first-round match 7-6, 6-1 to Evgeniya Rodina.

Later, Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil retired form his match against Fernando Verdasco after dropping the first set 6-2.