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Shapovalov pulls off double hot shot in Toronto

The 17-year-old's run ended on Wednesday, but he went out with a

ByNina Pantic

Published Jul 28, 2016

On Wednesday night in Toronto, Canada's Denis Shapovalov went up a break against Grigor Dimitrov, begging his local crowd to think he could pull off back-to-back upsets. Just two days earlier, the 17-year-old had stunned 11th-seeded Nick Kyrgios for his first ATP win ever.

Instead of another upset (Shapovalov fell 6-4, 6-3), the world No. 370 got back-to-back hot shots.

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The reigning junior Wimbledon champion proved he's got the stuff for the big leagues with his flashy yet collected game.