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2. Denis Shapovalov
Shapovalov became famous in 2017 with his wins over Rafael Nadal and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, but has shown more consistency this season. The Canadian improved upon his showings this season as compared to last year.
The teenager reached a career-high ranking of World No. 23 in 2018, and is currently ranked at 27. Shapovalov had received the "Newcomer of the Year" award in 2017.
He started the year by reaching the second round at the Australian Open. He then lost in the second round of Indian Wells before registering a fourth round finish at the Miami Masters.
Shapovalov started the clay-court season positively, reaching the semi-finals in the Madrid Masters tournament where he lost against Alexander Zverev in straight sets. The Canadian lost some of his momentum after that, going out to Rafael Nadal in the third round of the Rome Masters.
Shapovalov couldn't perform well in the grasscourt season, as he lost in the second round of Wimbledon against Benoit Paire. But the teenager returned to form in the summer hard-court season as he reached the third round at the Canada Open, Cincinnati Masters and the US Open.
Though Shapavalov did not win a title this year, he showed plenty of improvement in his game, and should make even further inroads next year.
