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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)
By The Canadian Press

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

Nov 2, 2026 | 1:51 PM

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.

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.

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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.

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