PARIS, May31 — Canadian rising star Denis Shapovalov was knocked out of the French Open in the second round by Germany’s Maximilian Marterer 5-7, 7-6 (7/4), 7-5, 6-4 today.

World number 70 Marterer, 22, has now reached the third round at successive Grand Slam events and will face a lucky loser for a place in the last 16 — either Belgian Ruben Bemmelmans or Estonia’s Jurgen Zopp.

The 19-year-old Shapovalov had been seeded at a major tournament for the first time, but struggled after losing the second-set tie-break. — AFP