Denis Shapovalov is a young Canadian tennis player. He is known to tennis fans for playing at the youth Wimbledon in 2016 and in the national team of Canada at the Confederation Cup.
Consider in detail the biography of Denis Shapovalov.
Childhood
A young Canadian was born April 15, 1999 in Tel Aviv. The boy's parents were from the USSR. In fact, the guy constantly claims to be Russian. After the birth of a son, the family moved to Canada, where he lives to this day. As a result, Denis has Canadian citizenship and Russian origin.
Thanks to his father Denis has a Russian surname. On the maternal side, there are also Jewish roots. Both parents are directly related to sports. Father is a professional volleyball player in the past, and mother is a famous tennis player.
From an early age, the boy fruitfully comprehended the basics of tennis, as parents set an example for their sons. Denis also has an older brother who also played tennis, but could not achieve special results.
Career
For the first time, Denis was on the court at the age of five. Addiction to tennis at Denis Shapovalov appeared after attending a training session where the boy supported his brother with his mother.
It is not surprising that the first coach in Denis's professional career was his own mother. For more than eight years, my mother trained her son, teaching all kinds of tricks in tennis. That is why Denis perfectly mastered the one-handed backhand, which became the hallmark of a tennis player.
At the age of 13, the guy got a new coach. However, the mother was not going to sit aside and, along with the new coach, trained her son, honing his skills. In the same year, a young guy was invited to the Academy of the Canadian Sports Federation. Denis immediately decided that it was his own mother who would continue to be his coach. As the future showed, the choice was fully justified.
At the age of 16, Denis won the U.S. Youth Doubles Championship. In the same year, the Canadian tennis player won the place in the national team, where he played at the Davis Youth Cup.
Then, in 2016, a Canadian tennis player won the Wimbledon Youth Tournament. After winning the youth Wimbledon, Denis decided to reduce the number of participation in junior competitions, switching to adult tennis. At first, the tennis player played at ITF tournaments, where in one year he was able to win as many as three titles.
A sharp take-off on the career ladder made Denis the first racket of Canada.
In early 2017, the Canadian tennis player was in an unpleasant situation. In the 1/8 finals, the Canadian team fought against the US team. Speaking for the national team at the Davis Cup tournament, the young Canadians could not cope with their own emotions during the match. Losing 0: 2 in sets, in the third set the young Canadian lost his own serve, which is why he knocked the ball with all his might towards the stands, but the ball hit the referee's eye. In that match, Denis was awarded a technical defeat. The Tennis Federation also punished the young Canadian with a fine of seven thousand dollars. Surprisingly, there were no more unpleasant consequences, and the Canadian tennis player continued to perform on a professional level.
Today, Shapovalov is one of the main talents of his generation and shows outstanding results in adult tournaments. Denis continues to break new records in his professional career and delight fans with an unsurpassed game. This season, the young tennis player was able for the first time in his short career to get into the top 50 of the world ranking.
Achievements and rewards
During his short career, Denis reached the final of the singles tournaments three times. All three tournaments were held on hard. In one of three matches, Shapovalov was defeated.
In 2017, at a tournament in Montreal, the Canadian child prodigy was able to hit many fans and fans, defeating the first racket of the world in the third round - Rafael Nadal. Also in Shapovalov’s career, there is a victory over the famous Argentine tennis player Juan Martin Del Potro at the tournament in Montreal. Then the photo of Denis Shapovalov was full on all covers of sports magazines and in video reviews of the country.
At the end of 2017, a young tennis player won the Rising Tennis Star nomination. Also at home, Shapovalov was recognized as the best Canadian tennis player, ahead of the famous Canadian Milos Raonic, who took the same title for six consecutive years.
Personal life
In his spare time from tennis, Denis is removed for fashion magazines and leads a normal lifestyle. The heart of the young tennis player to this day is free, he is not in a relationship.