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The pronunciation of the name

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What is the pronunciation of Shapovalov? By himself: http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/denis-shapovalov/su55/overview; By commentators: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6DW1qVbbtk&t=9s; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvseBkEfxAA&t=83s Thanks a lot. @Mr KEBAB: LoveVanPersie (talk) 10:43, 16 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@LoveVanPersie: The first one is /ˌʃæpəˈvæləv/, the second is /ʃəˈpɒvəlɒv/ and the third one is /ˌʃæpəˈvɑːlɒv/. The corresponding Russian pronunciation is [ʂəpɐˈvaɫəf] (phonemically /ʂapaˈvaɫaf/), so because of that you could say that /ʃəˈpɒvəlɒv/ is less 'correct' than the other two anglicizations. I don't know how in this day and age some English commentators still don't check the native pronunciation, they just guess it... Mr KEBAB (talk) 12:41, 16 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]