Canada’s Davis Cup national team made history in Spain this week. With a 2-0 victory in the grand final against Australia, she won the top competition title for the first time in her history.

With Felix Ozer Aliasim carrying the country on his back all week, Canada rode to the grand final, forced Australia to their 20th Davis Cup final defeat and were crowned world champions!

Two wins in just as many individual games were enough for the Canadians to win the trophy in Malaga, only on their third appearance in the final.

What they didn’t do in 1913 and 2019, they did in 2022 with Aliasim and Shapovalov, signing the big win for their country and confirming in the most emphatic way the great rise of tennis in their country in recent years.

The Australians, with Leighton Hewitt on the bench edge, may have had a lot more experience with these rubbers since competing in their 48th Davis Cup final, but Canada had a chance not to lose a set!

First, Denis Shapovalov (No. 18) atoned for his two earlier-week losses in the quarterfinals and semifinals with a 1-0 win over Thanasis Kokkinakis (No. 95). ), With 6-2, 6-4.

Shapovalov went ahead and Felix Auxerre Aliasim couldn’t pass up the opportunity.

As a great leader of this team, the 22-year-old and No. 6 tennis player in the ATP world rankings also won 6-3, 6-4the big derby, with the in-form Alex de Minor (No. 24) and made history for his country.

This was Aliasim’s third consecutive set win in as many singles games this week. She was 4th overall because she also competed in doubles with Vasek Pospisil as her partner in the semifinals!

Overall, Canada ended the week with six wins and two draws. Pospisil, who played a very important role in his team’s progress, took a 2/2 lead in the crucial doubles games.

In the quarterfinals he beat Germany with Shapovalov as a partner and in the semifinals Italy with Aliasim as a partner.

SOURCE: Tennis24