World loses it over mispronunciation of Shapovalov's name
Denis Shapovalov seems to have one of the most mispronounced names in tennis. It's so much of an issue, in fact, that he's had to break it down during his breakout 2017 season.
But never before has his name been butchered this badly in front of such a big audience:
The teen let it go, of course:
But Twitter had a field day with the mishap:
The 18-year-old Canadian was named the ATP's 2017 Star of Tomorrow, so one can only hope pronunciation improves over time.
In the Brisbane first-round match, Shapovalov lost 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-4 to Kyle Edmund.
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