Canadians crash at ATP Toronto Masters

Denis Shapovalov (left) and Felix Auger-Aliassime

Home hopes were dashed Wednesday at the ATP Toronto Masters as Canadians Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime exited in the second round.

Fifth-seeded Shapovalov became the highest-ranked seed to actually lose a match - No. 2 Rafael Nadal withdrew before playing - as he fell 6-1, 6-4 to good friend Frances Tiafoe.

Serbia's Dusan Lajovic defeated Auger-Aliassime 7-5, 6-4. "I didn't feel like the conditions were easy, a little bit windy and the ball flying a bit off my racquet," Auger-Aliassime said.

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