Watch: Tennis player Denis Shapovalov raps after winning match

Denis Shapovalov showed on Tuesday that he is a man of many talents.

The Canadian teenager beat Marin Cilic in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Calif. in straight sets. Afterwards, he pulled up a rap he had written on his cellphone and performed it for the crowd:

Denis Sh-RAP-ovalov

ICONIC, @denis_shapo #BNPPO19 pic.twitter.com/FNfCLybTTo

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 12, 2019

Shapovalov has said in a past Instagram video that he “always wanted to pursue music” and recording in a studio was a dream.

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Trying something new. Shout outs to @robsteckley @shanmdvn @shane_hollywoodsavage for putting this together

A post shared by Denis Shapovalov (@denis.shapovalov) on Nov 14, 2018 at 9:34am PST

You know how it is: Rappers want to be athletes, and athletes want to be rappers. That applies in Shapovalov’s case.

The 19-year-old will face Hubert Hurkacz in the fourth round of the tournament.