At just 25 years old, Canada's Denis Shapovalov has already done a lot in his career—he’s been a semifinalist at Wimbledon and a quarterfinalist at both the US Open and Australian Open, and he’s reached the Top 10 on the ATP rankings, peaking at No. 10 in 2020.

Denis Shapovalov claimed the biggest title of his career on Monday (AEDT), beating No.2 seed Casper Ruud to the Dallas Open title with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 victory.

Usually, an Alcaraz title run wouldn’t be news. He’s only 21, and this is already his 17th tournament victory. It’s a bigger deal when he loses than when he wins. But Rotterdam was different, and promising, for a couple of reasons.

Shapovalov beats Ruud to win biggest career title in Dallas