- I have made the decision to give up the tournament, which was a super tough decision, because I always love to represent my country.

But you have to make some tough decisions during your career and this was one of them, says Shapovalov, who was in the semifinals at Wimbledon earlier this year, to Radiosporten.

It is not clear why Shapovalov, who also dropped out of Paris two weeks ago, will not perform in Madrid.

The 18-ranked Shapovalov meets the compatriot, eleven-ranked Felix Auger-Aliassime, in the semifinals of the Stockholm Open later in the day.

Shapovalov has the title from 2019 to defend.

Last year, the tournament was not played due to the pandemic.

Sweden will compete in the Davis Cup, which starts on November 25, with the brothers Mikael and Elias Ymer as first names.

Elias competed in the Stockholm Open while Mikael abstained from the tournament.

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Elias and Mikael Ymer, Robin Söderling in the background, lead the Swedish Davis Cup team.

Photo: Bildbyrån