World loses it over mispronunciation of Shapovalov's name

Published Jan 02, 2018

Denis Shapovalov seems to have one of the most mispronounced names in tennis. It's so much of an issue, in fact, that he's had to break it down during his breakout 2017 season.

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But never before has his name been butchered this badly in front of such a big audience:

Denis Shapfkdkjdlovlov

(TennisTV 🎥) pic.twitter.com/PvXPor8NYc
— Sarah Claire (@BerdVolleys) January 2, 2018

The teen let it go, of course:

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Close enough https://t.co/oODgs2GNvN
— Denis Shapovalov (@denis_shapo) January 2, 2018

But Twitter had a field day with the mishap:

Yesssssssss https://t.co/QPq915HZEO
— Madison Keys (@Madison_Keys) January 2, 2018

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Classic 😂 https://t.co/oFb1ruL28M
— Steve Weissman (@Steve_Weissman) January 2, 2018

It gets funnier the more you listen to it too https://t.co/0WAkEkRdaS
— kristina (@kikiborojevic) January 2, 2018

On a related note, just remembered I forgot to gargle with mouthwash this morning. Weird. https://t.co/14ntmyZp1j
— Courtney Nguyen (@FortyDeuceTwits) January 2, 2018

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When you are talking to your crush for the first time pic.twitter.com/jJUsXEEBzU
— Purge The Poison (@MonteSpice) January 2, 2018

I'm glad he just stood there as if to imply that disaster was clearly not his name https://t.co/FNpDrLzOnO
— Jason (@Hurleytennis) January 2, 2018

The 18-year-old Canadian was named the ATP's 2017 Star of Tomorrow, so one can only hope pronunciation improves over time.

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It's really not that hard to pronounce you guys (cc:@denis_shapo) pic.twitter.com/r63BIsi45L
— Reem Abulleil (@ReemAbulleil) January 2, 2018

In the Brisbane first-round match, Shapovalov lost 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-4 to Kyle Edmund.

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