Davis Cup: Canada win title for first time with victory over Australia

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Canada's squad heap connected Felix Auger-Aliassime aft his win

Canada won the Davis Cup for the archetypal clip by beating Australia successful the last successful Malaga.

In the opening singles rubber, Denis Shapovalov made up for his decision successful the semi-finals with a 6-2 6-4 triumph implicit Thanasi Kokkinakis.

His Canada team-mate Felix Auger-Aliassime, the satellite fig six, past bushed Alex de Minaur 6-3 6-4 to springiness his state an unassailable 2-0 lead.

Canada were appearing successful lone their 2nd Davis Cup final.

Their first, successful 2019, brought decision by Rafael Nadal's Spain but they got their hands connected the World Cup of tennis connected Sunday - 109 years aft they archetypal played the tourney - astatine the disbursal of 28-time champions Australia.

Shapovalov, ranked 18th successful the world, raced into a 4-0 pb against Kokkinakis earlier the Australian got a crippled connected the board.

But aft wrapping up the archetypal acceptable comfortably, Shapovalov broke aboriginal successful the 2nd to enactment his state connected people for a historical win.

Auger-Aliassime faced a tougher situation successful satellite fig 24 De Minaur and was forced to fend disconnected 3 aboriginal interruption points successful their singles rubber.

He yet got a interruption himself successful the eighth game, and aft sealing the archetypal acceptable with an ace, helium defended 2 further interruption points earlier going connected to clinch the rubric for Canada.

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