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Carreno Busta ends teenager Shapovalov’s run at U.S. Open

NEW YORK — Pablo Carreno Busta ended Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov’s run in the U.S. Open, winning three tiebreakers Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals.

The No. 12 seed won 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) to reach the quarters for the first time at Flushing Meadows and match his best result in a Grand Slam tournament. The Spaniard also went to the quarterfinals at the French Open in June, losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal.

The 18-year-old Shapovalov was bidding to become the youngest U.S. Open men’s quarterfinalist since Andre Agassi was also 18 in 1988. But he blew a 5-2 lead in the first set, when Carreno Busta erased three set points before building a big lead in the tiebreaker, and couldn’t overcome 55 unforced errors.

Carreno Busta had never been past the third round here until this year and is suddenly the favorite in his half of the draw, by seed, to the reach the final. He next faces either No. 16 Lucas Pouille or No. 29 Diego Schwartzman.

That will be his first time in this tournament he won’t face a qualifier. Nobody had ever faced four in a row at any Grand Slam event.

Aybar, Pirela homer off Wood in Padres’ 6-4 win vs. Dodgers

SAN DIEGO — Erick Aybar hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and Jose Pirela also went deep off Alex Wood for the San Diego Padres, who won 6-4 Sunday to hand the NL Westleading Los Angeles Dodgers their eighth loss in nine games.

The Dodgers continue to have the major leagues’ best record at 92-44 but are enduring their worst stretch of the year. They lost three of four to the rebuilding Padres, including a doubleheader sweep Saturday. San Diego won three straight against Los Angeles for the first time since June 2013.