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Top 10 Young Tennis Players Today on the ATP World Tour

By Harry Floyd

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - APRIL 21: Alexander Zverev of Germany goes for a smash against Kei Nishikori of Japan during day seven of the ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo Rolex Masters at Monte-Carlo Sporting Club on April 21, 2018 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - APRIL 21: Alexander Zverev of Germany goes for a smash against Kei Nishikori of Japan during day seven of the ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo Rolex Masters at Monte-Carlo Sporting Club on April 21, 2018 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /
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PARIS, FRANCE – MAY 29: Denis Shapovalov of Canada plays a forehand during the mens singles first round match against John Millman of Australia during day three of the 2018 French Open at Roland Garros on May 29, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /

Top 10 Young Tennis Players – #9 is Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov. He is reaching career heights in 2018 and appears to only be getting better.

Denis Shapovalov is one of the future greats in men’s singles tennis. Under 20 years of age, the Canadian tennis star reached a career high singles ranking of world number 23 on the 2018 ATP World Tour. In 2016, Shapovalov took a junior grand slam singles title at the Wimbledon Championships, defeating Alex De Minaur in three sets. The previous year, he also made headlines by winning a US Open junior doubles title alongside partner Félix Auger-Aliassime. His Challenger, ITF Futures, and Junior play set him up to be one of the top players to watch on the ATP World Tour. Since 2017, he has found more and more rhythm while rising in the rankings.

#9 Top 10 Young Tennis Players – Denis Shapovalov has amassed over $2 million dollars in prize money on the ATP World Tour when looking at his singles and doubles performance combined. The remarkable part is that all of this comes before Shapovalov has even turned 20-years-old.

Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Shapovalov was raised in a tennis family. His mother was a player on the Russian national tennis team, passing down the skillset to her son. Moving to Canada, Shapovalov began to play the sport at 5-years-old and the rest is history.

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