Shapovalov pulls out of French Open with shoulder injury

Shapovalov pushed 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal all the way in the third round in Rome, holding two match points, and he backed that up by reaching the final of the Geneva Open on Saturday.

London: Canadian Denis Shapovalov has pulled out of the French Open with a shoulder injury. The 14th-ranked Canadian, 22, had recently hit form on the European clay.

Shapovalov pushed 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal all the way in the third round in Rome, holding two match points, and he backed that up by reaching the final of the Geneva Open on Saturday.

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But, after losing to Casper Ruud, Shapovalov underwent tests on a sore shoulder and has decided not to play in the year’s second grand slam, which starts on Sunday, DPA reports.

Shapovalov tweeted: “I’m sadd