Tennis star Denis Shapovalov took home the biggest title of his career at the Dallas Open last weekend, and the Canadian could be en route to having a breakthrough season, says former World No.1 Jimmy Connors.

The Dallas Open had a fitting end to a week littered with upsets. World No. 54 Denis Shapovalov captured the Dallas Open title with a 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over No. 5-ranked Casper Ruud in the final. It was the Canadian’s third win of the week over a top-10 player in the world after he defeated No.

World no. 54 Denis Shapovalov is through to his eighth ATP final in Dallas. The Canadian ousted the 3rd seed Tommy Paul 7-5 6-3 in an hour and 34 minutes and earned a chance to fight for his third ATP title.

Denis Shapovalov has surged back into the ATP Tour’s top 40 after completing the biggest tournament win of his career. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., moved up 22 places to No. 32 in the rankings released Monday after defeating Casper Ruud on Sunday in the final of the Dallas Open.

Canada's Denis Shapovalov completed a giant-killing run to the Dallas Open title on Sunday, defeating Norway's fifth-ranked Casper Ruud 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 for his third career ATP crown. Unseeded Shapovalov became only the fifth player since 2020 to knock out the three top seeds on the way to an ATP title and just the fourth player since 2009 to beat three top-10 rivals on the way to a 250- or 500-level title.