Denis Shapovalov vs Vilius Gaubas Preview & Prediction | 2025 Italian Open | Second Round

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Denis Shapovalov begins his Italian Open campaign against Vilius Gaubas in the second-round.

Ranking points: ATP 1000

Start date/time: Friday 9th May, 2025: UK – not before TBC / US ET – not before TBC / US PT – not before TBC

Venue: Foro Italico, Rome, Italy

Surface: Outdoor clay

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel

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Denis Shapovalov vs Vilius Gaubas prediction

Denis Shapovalov has suffered a downturn in form over the past two months and that has involved the entirety of the clay court season so far. He lost in the first-round of the Monte-Carlo Masters to Marcos Giron and was then forced to withdraw from his match at the BMW Open against 17-year-old Diego Dedura-Palomero. He did win his first match of the season on clay against Kei Nishikori in Madrid but then fell at the next hurdle to Alex de Minaur in straight sets.

Vilius Gaubas battled past Damir Dzumhur to make it three straight wins in Rome including qualifying. The Lithuanian was broken when serving out for the match but then broke the Bosnian’s serve in the very next game to seal a surprising win.

Despite his poor form, Shapovalov is by far the more experienced player on tour and is ranked over 100 places higher than his opponent. The Canadian should be wrapping this up in straight sets and making it through to the third-round.

Denis Shapovalov vs Vilius Gaubas tip: Denis Shapovalov to win 2-0