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Canadian Denis Shapovalov wins boys’ title at Wimbledon

Denis Shapovalov of Canada plays a return to Yunseong Chung of Korea during their boy's singles match on day ten of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. AP Photo/Tim Ireland

LONDON – Canadian teen Denis Shapovalov won the Wimbledon’s boys’ title on Sunday, defeating Australia’s Alex De Minaur in three sets.

The 17-year-old Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., bounced back from a 6-4 loss in the first set to take the next two, 6-1, 6-3 respectively.

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Shapovalov was the fifth seed at the tournament. De Minaur was seeded seventh.

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