Borna Coric's, 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-2 triumph over world No. 1 Roger Federer in the Halle final was no shock to Denis Shapovalov.

Pointing to Coric's lofty level of play—the 21-year-old Croatian did not drop a set en route to the final—and the fact no player is invincible, Shapovalov said Coric's conquest did not shock him.

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"They have all been beaten before," Shapovalov told the media in Eastbourne. "Obviously they are legends at this game, at this sport, you know, to be where they are at at their age. But at the end of the day, it's a sport and they can lose, anyone can lose on a given day.

"Borna's had a really good year, has played some unbelievable tennis. I saw from his match from Zverev where he was dominating that he's playing really good tennis this week. It wasn't that big of a shocker to me that he beat Roger. Obviously it's always tough to beat a guy at that level, but like I said, Borna has been playing unbelievable tennis this year, so I'm happy for him. Hopefully he can continue it and take it to Wimbledon."

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