FRISCO, Texas—Denis Shapovalov has been locked in at the Dallas Open, taking out the top two Americans on the ATP Tour en route to Sunday’s championship match.
So what’s the secret to his good fortune this week? Quality time with fiancée Mirjam Bjorklund and a new addition to their family named Yatzy.
“We just got a puppy. I have Mirjam here with the dog and with the hotel being so close, I’m really just able to disconnect and enjoy the area here,” Shapovalov told TENNIS.com after ending Tommy Paul’s title defense, 7-5, 6-3.
“Obviously, the facilities are amazing, so you don’t mind spending time here at all as a player. It’s never just one factor when things click, it’s a combination going right.”
