New year, new atmosphere, Canadian twin stars are prosperous! In the previous article, I told the story of Aliassime, who is ranked higher and has achieved more achievements in his career, today let's take a look at Shapovalov, who is recognized as more talented and has a more flamboyant style of play.

Shapovalov defeated defending champion and third seed Paul 7-5 6-3 in a semifinal match at Dallas that ended this morning.

This is the first time he has won two of the world's top 10 in a single tour, and it is also the second time he has reached the final of a 500 tournament (the last time was Vienna 2022), reaching his eighth final (after winning 2-5 in the final), and reaching No.38 after returning to the top 50.

It is said that Shabo, who is crazy, is a little difficult to stop. How so? He has been able to beat Kecmanovic in this week's tournament, with top seed Fritz (ranked 44th in the world), sixth seed Mahachi and second seed Paul (ninth).

Needless to say, the first brother Fritz and the second brother Paul of the United States, Kecmanovic has a habit of performing well at the beginning of the season, while Mahachi is a dark horse who has emerged on the tour for more than half a year. In terms of the process of the game, Shabo also has something remarkable. Against Fritz, it was a tie-break in the deciding set, and against Paul, it was a clean two-set straight set.

Shapo, who reached the final, will face second seed Ruud, who reached the indoor hardcourt final for the second time in his career (he lost to Deyo in the 2022 final). It's up to the Canadian to beat the third top 10 after beating two of the world's top 10ers.

Looking back at Shapovalov's career, he actually won his first tour title in Stockholm back in 2019. However, in recent years, there has been little improvement. The only two highlights were the defeat of Nadal at the clay Masters, and the second was that he reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon in 2022, but lost to Djokovic in the semi-finals.

Last season, Shapo won the Tour for the first time in five years, and he took the final honour in Belgrade, and it was Deyo who presented him with the award. Sha Bo then joked: "In the past, others gave awards to Deyo, but this time it was his turn to present awards to others." After taking a peek at the situation, the young man who was so talented at the time became pampered.

Tomorrow Beijing time, will Ruud achieve the second 500 championship of his career, or will Shabo win the most important honor of his career? Let's wait and see!(Source: Tennis Home Author: Luo Cheng Qiye)