Top seeded, Rafael Nadal has been denied a chance at the world number one spot by 18-year-old Canadian, Denis Shapovalov, in the third round of the Montreal Rogers cup.
The victory makes Shapovalov, 2016 Wimbledon junior champion, the youngest player ever to reach the quarter-finals of an ATP Masters 1000 event.
It was a stunning upset in which the lanky wild card battled from a set down to take the match in the decider, 3-6 6-4 7-6.
Nadal would have become No. 1 in the world if he had defeated Shapovalov and the winner of match between Chung Hyeon and Adrian Mannarino on Friday.
Nadal’s defeat to Shapovalov meant that Andy Murray will hold on to top spot for now. But Roger Federer who is battling in Montreal has a chance to close the gap on Murray and Nadal.
Federer on Thursday defeated David Ferrer in a three-set encounter to win his match in Montreal.
