Canada received its first Davis Cup title on Sunday, defeating Australia behind victories by Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Auger-Aliassime received the successful level by defeating Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-4, whereas Shapovalov began the day by defeating Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-2, 6-4. Seven years after main Canada to the highest of junior tennis, Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov and their teammates lastly received their probability to elevate the highest staff trophy of their sport.
Auger-Aliassime stated, “I think of all of us here, we’ve dreamed of this moment.”
Shapovalov had deserted each his singles matches this week and needed to bear remedy for again ache throughout his three-hour, 15-minute semifinal match in opposition to Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego on Saturday. But the left-hander rapidly moved across the court docket on Sunday, organising an angle to take an early 4-0 lead within the first set.
Auger-Aliassime then ended his spectacular second half of the season by finishing an ideal week in Spain. He twice stored the Canadian alive after Shapovalov’s opening singles match loss, and on Saturday he changed his exhausted accomplice to hitch Vasek Pospisil for the deciding doubles level.
This time, Auger-Aliassime ensured {that a} doubles match wouldn’t even be mandatory. After the successful level he fell on his again behind the baseline earlier than teammates ran from the Canada bench to leap on prime of him. They received up once more and began dancing in a circle.
Canada had reached the ultimate solely as soon as, falling to host Spain in Madrid in 2019, when Shapovalov was defeated by Rafael Nadal after Auger-Aliassime had misplaced within the opening match.
But after Auger-Aliassime rose to her present spot at No. 6 within the rankings, the Canadians are actually a way more formidable staff. They received the ATP Cup in January and eventually added a Davis Cup title to Auger-Aliassime, a junior Davis Cup title, and have been led by Shapovalov in 2015.
Shapovalov stated, “We wanted to grow up to be a part of the team and try to help the country win its first title, so everything is so surreal right now.” Australia have been looking for their twenty ninth title and the primary since present captain Lleyton Hewitt was a part of the title-winning staff in 2003.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
