Denis Shapovalov cruises into 2nd round at St. Petersburg Open

Canada's Denis Shapovalov beat Serbia's Viktor Troicki 6-2, 6-3 in a first-round match at the St. Petersburg Open on Wednesday.

The second-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., never faced a break point as he made the transition to a hard court after a second-round exit at the French Open on clay in Paris.

WATCH | Shapovalov cruises past Troicki:

Shapovalov beats Troicki in St. Petersburg Open 1st round

4 years ago

Duration 2:02

Denis Shapovalov from Richmond Hill, Ont., never faced a break point in his 6-2, 6-3 victory over Serbia's Viktor Troicki.

Shapovalov, ranked 12th in the world, won 86 per cent of points when he got his first serve in against the 197th-ranked Troicki.

Shapovalov will face world No. 141 Ilya Ivashka of Belarus in the second round of the ATP Tour 500 event on Thursday.

Sixth-seeded Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., also has advanced to the second round and will clash with Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan.