Tennis
Canada are shut out 4-0 by the Netherlands in qualifying
(The Hague) Canada suffered two more defeats on Saturday and fell 4-0 to the Netherlands in a Davis Cup qualifier.
The Dutch have secured their place in the Davis Cup Finals next fall, while Canada will play a World Group I play-off in September.
The representatives of the maple leaf could not turn the tide against their opponents, who had taken control 2-0 the day before on the clay courts of the Sportcampus Zuiderpak in The Hague.
Ontarians Brayden Schnur and Peter Polansky first lost 7-5, 6-2 in doubles to Wesley Koolhof and Matwe Middelkoop.
Then, even if the outcome of the meeting was sealed, the Ontarian Steven Diez lost the flag 6-1, 6-2 in front of the Dutchman Robin Haase in 48 minutes. It was then 4-0 in favor of the locals.
Canada will miss the Davis Cup Finals for the first time since the new format was adopted in 2019, when it reached the final.
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Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.