NEW YORK — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open with a convincing 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 win over Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics on Tuesday.

Shapovalov took the second set with a hard-fought break in the decisive game that came after the Canadian failed to put the game away on serve when up 5-3.

The 27th seed from Richmond Hill, Ont., took that momentum into the third set, claiming an early break en route to taking a 3-0 lead. Fuscovics took a medical timeout during the ensuing game and was clearly playing with discomfort for the remainder of the match.

Shapovalov put the game away on his first match point, picking up his eighth break of the match.

The crowd at Court 17 of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center was solidly behind the Canadian, frequently brea

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