Denis Shapovalov liked his chances coming into the Australian Open fourth-round clash against Alexander Zverev, the third seed.
Zverev might've enjoyed the advantage of ranking and reputation, of heavy-duty arsenal and the head-to-head record, having had the measure of Shapovalov in four of their six previous meetings, but the 22-year-old, the owner of the flying backhand, a shot of hair-raising symmetry, had hung his cloak on the peg positivity.
