Canada鈥檚 top men鈥檚 tennis players all fell on Thursday on the European grass-court circuit.
Montreal鈥檚 F茅lix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., both lost in the Round of 16 at the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle, Germany.
Auger-Aliassime served 12 aces but dropped a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 decision to Karen Khachanov. Shapovalov fell in a tight three-set battle, 7-6 (2), 4-6, 7-6 (5), to Italy鈥檚 Flavio Cobolli despite eight aces and five break points.
Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov were eliminated a second time later Thursday when they fell 6-2, 6-2 in their doubles semifinal against Italian second seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.
In London at the HSBC Championships, Montreal鈥檚 Gabriel Diallo was beaten 6-4, 6-2 by Jiri Lehecka, who won 96 per cent of his first-serve points.
Diallo was coming off his first career win last week at the ATP 250 Libema Open.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 19, 2025.
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