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Patna : World No 249 Vit Kopriva, 24, Czech Republic, handed a shock defeat to top seed Denis Shapovalov, 22, Canada, in 2nd round of Swiss Open, an ATP 250 points outdoor clay court tournament at Gstaad, Switzerland, to reach the quarter-finals of the event. Qualifier Vit Kopriva defeated World N0 10 Denis Shapovalov in a three-sets 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in 2nd round in 1hr 50 minutes on July 22, 2021, late night, rallying back from one set down.
Shapovalov though fired 11 Aces during the match to 3 by Kopriva. But, the Canadian also committed 10 double faults during the match to 4 by Kopriva. The Czech won 4 break points during the match to 3 by the Canadian. Both the players won 3 games each in a row in the match. Kopriva, in all, won 81 points during the match to 72 by Shapovalov. Kopriva will face Mikael Ymer, 22, Sweden, in QF on July 23, 2021, at 6 pm.