Canada’s Shapovalov, Fernandez open 2026 with straight-set losses in Brisbane.

Canada’s Shapovalov, Fernandez open 2026 with straight-set losses in Brisbane.

BRISBANE – After a 2025 season marked by a climb up the world rankings and two ATP titles, Canadian Denis Shapovalov opened 2026 with a loss Tuesday.

BRISBANE – After a 2025 season marked by a climb up the world rankings and two ATP titles, Canadian Denis Shapovalov opened 2026 with a loss Tuesday.

The 23rd-ranked Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., fell in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, to Belgium’s Raphaël Collignon in the first round of the Brisbane International.