Denis Shapovalov has been missing from the ATP Tour since July – the longest absence of his tennis career – because of an ongoing knee issue.

Aggravated by knee pain since October of 2022, the Canadian finally reached a breaking point during his round-of-16 loss to Roman Safiullin at Wimbledon last summer, then stepped away from competition to focus on fixing it.

Now the Canadian is poised to make his return this week in New Zealand with the new season under way. Having slipped out of the top 100, he’ll aim to rebuild his ranking and regain the form that once made him the world No. 10.

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