Davis Cup: Canada defeated Australia in back-to-back games in Malaga to win the Davis Cup for the first time in their country’s history.
With his victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis, Denis Shapovalov gave them a winning start.
The Australian was broken twice by the 23-year-old, who is currently ranked 18th in the ATP rankings, to take an early 4-0 lead. The set was finished in 32 minutes.
In the second set, Shapovalov was given the chance to serve for the match at 5-2, but he blew it, allowing Kokkinakis to break back and eventually reduce his lead to 5-4.
The second time around, he got it right and set up Felix Auger-Aliassime for the victorious match.
The sixth-ranked Montrealer, who earlier this year in Cincinnati defeated Alex de Minaur in straight sets, was hoping to repeat that performance to end Canada’s 109-year trophy drought.
He accomplished this with ease, winning 16 games while not having his serve broken while hitting six aces along the way to a 6-3 6-4 victory that secured the championship for the Canadian team that also included Vasek Pospisil, Alexis Galarneau, and Gabriel Diallo.
Auger-Aliassime told the Davis Cup media channel that “the emotions are difficult to describe.” “I believe that everyone present has dreamed of this occasion.
“I mean, these guys around me, with the exception of Vasek, who is a little older than I am, we grew up together from the age of seven or eight back in Canada dreaming of being on this stage, winning these types of matches, and winning the Davis Cup, so it’s really a dream come true,” the speaker said.
It was a great moment because, for my team and I personally, that is why we play tennis and what sport is all about. A wonderful time for the nation and for me.
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