FILE PHOTO: Aug 5, 2019; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Bernard Tomic from Australia hits a shot against Roberto Bautista Agut from Spain (not pictured) during the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Stade IGA. Mandatory Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - There is no shame in losing to Canadian Denis Shapovalov but there might have been a hint of nostalgia for Bernard Tomic as he bowed out of the Australian Open second round on Wednesday in defeat to a young talent on an upwards trajectory.
Like 21-year-old Shapovalov, Tomic was tipped to become a major Grand Slam contender in his junior years and he set Australia alight after making the 2011 Wimbledon quarter-finals at the age of 18.
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