Shapovalov Soars Into Seoul Final

Denis Shapovalov is an ATP Tour finalist once again.

The Canadian produced a relentless display on Saturday to overcome American Jenson Brooksby 7-5, 6-4 at the Eugene Korea Open Tennis Championships in Seoul.

In an aggressive performance, the fourth seed opened his shoulders to hit through Brooksby, firing 24 winners during the one-hour, 35-minute clash to reach his fifth tour-level final and first since Stockholm last November.

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Shapovalov rallied from a break down in the first set against the 21-year-old Brooksby and has yet to drop a set at the ATP 250 hard-court event. The fourth seed will look to continue that record and capture his second tour-level title when he plays Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka or American lucky loser Aleksandar Kovacevic in the championship match.

The 23-year-old, who is up two spots to No. 22 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings, lifted his only previous tour-level trophy in Stockholm in 2019. Earlier this season, Shapovalov advanced to the quarter-finals at the Australian Open and enjoyed a run to the last four in Dubai.

Brooksby was aiming to reach his third tour-level final of the season, having advanced to championship matches in Dallas and Atlanta.