ATP Cup: Canada make it to maiden final

Sydney: Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov guided Canada to its maiden ATP Cup final, defeating world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev and Roman Safiullin 4-6, 7-5, 10-7 to complete their country’s 2-1 win against Russia here on Saturday. Canada will meet two-time finalists Spain in Sunday’s final clash. The Canadians lost their first four matches of […]

Sydney: Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov guided Canada to its maiden ATP Cup final, defeating world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev and Roman Safiullin 4-6, 7-5, 10-7 to complete their country’s 2-1 win against Russia here on Saturday.

Canada will meet two-time finalists Spain in Sunday’s final clash. The Canadians lost their first four matches of the competition, putting their hopes of qualifying for the knockout rounds in trouble.

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If the United States had beaten Great Britain in the Match Tie-break of their deciding doubles on January 6, Canada would have been eliminated before playing their third match.

But Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov have taken full advantage of the opportunities in Sydney. Their excitement showed after Shapovalov hit a winning backhand volley on match point. The two leapt into each other’s arms to celebrate.

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