That runĀ gave him a whopping 360 points, the most he'dĀ ever collected. While he's made a few deep runs since, this week is the first time he will face a realistic prospect of slipping down from his current spot at No. 26.
"Points are going to come and go. I'm only 19 years old, so for me the most important thing is just to keep getting my game better and keep improving," he said.Ā "If my game is there, the points will come. I'm not too concerned with those points. I've already made the semis of another Masters [Madrid]Ā so I have those points secured even if I go down first round in the Rogers Cup."
He's got a chunk of points coming up from his US Open run, where he reached the fourth round as a qualifier with wins over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Kyle Edmund. Clearly though, Shapovalov has his mind set right on working on his game instead of freaking outĀ over the numbers.
"My game as a whole has improved. I'm way more solid in every aspect," he said. "I'm way better physically and especially mentally. So hopefully I can going in that direction."
