LONDON — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov retired from his Wimbledon first-round match Monday after injuring his left shoulder during a collision with a courtside barrier.
The Richmond Hill, Ont., native trailed Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 7-6 (7) when he was forced to stop.
Qualifier Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont. also saw her tournament end in the first round with a straight sets loss to China’s Zhang Shuai despite pushing both sets to a tiebreaker.
Shapovalov appeared to hurt the shoulder while chasing a shot late in the second-set tiebreak, received treatment during a medical timeout and played one more point before retiring.
Shapovalov finished with 14 aces but landed just 53 per cent of his first serves before the injury ended his afternoon. It was Carreno Busta’s first-ever win at the All England Club.
Three other Canadians were scheduled for first-round singles action later Monday.
Félix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal, the men’s third seed, was to face Kazakhstan’s Alexander Shevchenko. On the women’s side, 22nd seed Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., was to take on Indonesia’s Janice Tjen.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 29, 2026.
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