<p>Born in Belgrade on June 30th, 1990, Dusan Lajovic is a Serbian professional tennis player, currently ranking at the 41st spot on the ATP list. Recently, he has won 2 doubles titles and won the 2019 Croatia Open single tournament. His career record is 142–182, and he is more successful playing on clay courts. Dusan prefers the clay surface since his strengths as a tennis player include strong serves with heavy kicks, which are especially effective on such surfaces.</p>
<p>His current residence is at Stara Pazova, the same town where he started playing tennis at only seven years old. His training at TK. Partizan Belgrade began at a very young age, and eventually, he started working with coach Boris Bosnjakovic in 2012. In the same year, Dusan played in the Davis Cup for the first time, reached the final of the Orbetello Challenger and won the Samarkand Challenger.</p>
<p>On the way to his first title in 2019, he played some tough matches against formidable opponents at multiple tournaments. Notably, he lost in the fourth round of the 2014 French Open against the then world number one Rafael Nadal. The following year, at the same competition, he lost in the second round to Stan Wawrinka, who went on to win the tournament. Dusan got close to glory at the Brasil Open in 2016, where he reached the semi-finals, only to lose against Pablo Cuevas. In 2019 however, he was the best player at the Croatia Open and won the finals against Attila Balazs in 2 sets 7-5, 7-5 to win his first silverware at a major tournament.</p>

<h2>Denis Shapovalov Bio</h2><p>Although his parents were not Israelis, Canadian tennis player Shapovalov was born in the heart of Tel Aviv, Israel. However, a few months after his birth, his parents moved from Israel to Canada. Denis Shapovalov picked up his love for tennis here and got the nickname Denis Shapo.</p><h2>Denis Shapovalov Tennis Career</h2><p>Shapovalov tennis career started like most other pro tennis players. He first played as a junior and showed great promise, winning a couple of titles on the way. However, Shapo’s tennis career turned to a professional level in 2017 when he was selected for the Canadian team. That same year, he played in the Rogers Cup and reached the last four stages of the event. In his last match <a href="https://www.tennisboard.com/player/alexander-zverev" alt="Alexandr Zverev">Alexandr Zverev</a> vs. Denis Shapovalov score was 4-6, 5-7.&nbsp;</p><h2>First ATP Title and Top 15 Debut</h2><p>Denis Shapovalov’s ATP ranking got a boost two years after going pro as he got his first ATP title. He started the 2019 season qualifying for several competitions and faced some top players like Roger Federer, Marin Cilic and <a href="https://www.tennisboard.com/player/novak-djokovic" alt="Novak Djokovi" class="on">Novak Djokovi</a>c. In fact, he managed to reach the last four rounds of a couple of competitions that year before he was knocked out. As fate would have it, Denis Shapovalov ATP in the Stockholm Open was the first ATP title the player won, defeating Filip Krajinović, 6-4, 6-4. This earned Shapovalov ATP ranking of a top 15 for the first time and probably marked the first of many Denis Shapovalov titles to come.</p><h2>ATP Cup Champion</h2><p>The 2022 season started on a rather scary note for Denis. He tested positive for COVID-19 and missed the first game of the ATP Cup. However, Canada was able to progress despite <br>Denis’s unavailability. The team went on to win the competition, featuring Shapovalov in the final.&nbsp;</p><p>After claiming the ATP Cup champion, the Canadian embarked on an attempt to win more Denis Shapovalov titles. He played in the Australian Open but lost to a big name. Rafeal Nadal vs. Denis Shapovalov score was 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 3-6. Denis Shapovalov ranking in September 2022 was no. 24.</p><h2>Denis Shapovalov Coach</h2><p>Denis Shapovalov's mother, Tessa, was the player’s coach in the early day’s tennis career. However, as time passed, He hired Martin Laurendeau, who helped polish Shapovalov backhand. Laurendeau was later replaced with Rob Steckley after his injury. Presently, Denis Shapovalov's coach is Peter Polansky.</p><h2>Denis Shapovalov Net Worth</h2><p>There is no substantial information about Denis Shapovalov net worth. However, the Canadian tennis player is believed to be worth between $5 million and $7 million. As for his assets, there is little to no information available, although most of his earnings come from prizes he won playing tennis.<span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 700;">​Denis Shapo Facts</span><br></p><ul><li>Denis is fondly known as Shapo among his close friends.</li><li>He was born on April 15 1999, in Israel. However, his family moved to Canada soon afterwards.&nbsp;</li><li>He can speak fluent Russian since his dad holds Russian ancestry and his mother is Ukrainian Jewish.&nbsp;</li><li>The fact that his mother is a former professional tennis ace proved a great advantage to him as a kid. Apparently, she started training him at the age of 5.</li><li>Apart from tennis, he loves ice hockey as well.&nbsp;</li><li>At the age of 20, Denis met Mirjam Bjorklund, his current girlfriend. It was love at first sight for the athlete.</li><li>The duo has been together since then. On June 26 2020, they even celebrated their two-year anniversary.&nbsp;</li><li>Mirjam is also a professional tennis player from Sweden. The 22-year-old has 6 WTA Challenger titles to her name.</li><li>The lovey-dovey couple often posts their cute pictures on social media sites. They even go on a vacation every now and then to spend some quality time together.&nbsp;</li><li>Denis even credits Mirjam for her support that has helped his growing success on the field.&nbsp;</li><li>​He won the ATP Cup with Canada in 2022 after testing positive for COVID-19<br>  </li><li>Shapo tennis career record is 155-129 in the ATP Singles</li></ul>

Dusan Lajovic	vs	Denis Shapovalov
53	Ranking	137
35 yr	Age	26 yr
183 cm	Height	183 cm
77 kg	Weight	75 kg
Right	Hand	Left
939	Points	480

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