Denis-Shapovalov

MARSEILLE, France — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov is out of the Open 13 Provence tennis tournament after his fifth loss in six matches.

Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik defeated Shapovalov 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in a quarterfinal on Friday at the ATP 250 indoor hardcourt tournament.

Shapovalov, the fourth seed in Marseille, failed to take advantage of opportunities to control the match, converting just two of 10 break-point opportunities. Bublik was slightly better with three of nine break points converted.

Bublik had 14 aces to Shapovalov’s seven in a match that took two hours 17 minutes to complete.

Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., had a bye in the first round and defeated Marin Cilic in the second round to reach the quarterfinals.

Ranked No. 15 in the world, Shapovalov entered the Open 13 having lost his first match in three straight tournaments. He hadn’t reached a quarterfinal since the ASB Classic in New Zealand in mid-January.

Later Friday, Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil faced second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece and seventh seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal took on Egor Gerasimov of Belarus.

It marks the first time since 1990 three Canadian men have been in the quarterfinals of an ATP Tour event.