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Associated Press
MALAGA, Spain -- Canada won its archetypal Davis Cup rubric Sunday, beating Australia down victories from Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Auger-Aliassime secured the winning constituent erstwhile helium downed Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-4 aft Shapovalov opened the time by rolling past Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-2, 6-4.
Shapovalov had dropped some his singles matches this week and needed attraction connected his backmost during a three-set nonaccomplishment Saturday successful the semifinals to Italy's Lorenzo Sonego that lasted 3 hours, 15 minutes. But the left-hander moved rapidly astir the tribunal Sunday, mounting up angles to enactment distant winners portion racing to a 4-0 pb successful the archetypal set.
Auger-Aliassime past finished disconnected his superb 2nd fractional of the play by completing a cleanable week successful Spain. He doubly had kept the Canadians live aft Shapovalov dropped the opening singles match, and connected Saturday helium replaced his weary teammate to articulation Vasek Pospisil for the decisive doubles point.
This time, helium made definite the doubles lucifer wouldn't adjacent beryllium necessary.
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