Tennis News: Canada became Davis Cup champions for the first time in history after Félix Auger Aliassime capped a perfect week in the final.
Canadian tennis player Auger Aliassime won the seventh and eighth sets of the 2022 Davis Cup season to add to the set won by compatriot Denis Shapovalov in the first singles match, giving Canada a 2-0 lead over the ‘Australia.
The final score may have been 6-3, 6-4 against Australian Alex De Minaur, but the 2022 Rotterdam Open champion had to fight hard, notably saving eight break chances to deliver a victory decisive in Canada.
But we can count on the champion’s service to Basel for the 2022 season when he needs it most and his baseline game is as solid as a rock.
“This emotion is difficult to explain,” exclaimed Auger Aliassime. “Denis and I grew up together, dreaming of races like this, dreaming of winning the Davis Cup. This is an extraordinary moment for me and for our country.
De Minaur showed heroic action in crushing Croatian tennis player Marin Cilic in straight sets to take the match to the deciding doubles match, but this time he could not overcome Auger’s competent play Aliassime.
Earlier, Shapovalov looked hot from the first ball against Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis to take a 4-0 lead before emerging victorious by securing a 6-2, 6-4 win.
The world number 18 suffered a bit of a shock when he was broken at 5-2 in the second set, but he rallied to close out the match on the second chance.
“Since we were juniors, watching Vasek Pospisil, Milos Raonic and Daniel Nestor play the Davis Cup, we want to do the same thing and maybe even win it one day,” Shapovalov said.
“The 2019 loss was tough, we felt empty, and this time we really wanted it.”
For Pospisil and his compatriot, the older of the two players, it was an emotional moment.
“We’ve been dreaming of this for several seasons,” Pospisil said. “Being here as world champion, I am speechless. They are no longer children. You can’t win this tournament without incredible team chemistry, without moving forward as a unit, and they represent that.
Keywords of the article: Tennis, Davis Cup, Félix Auger Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov, Vasek Pospisil
Published by Ligaolahraga.com at https://www.ligaolahraga.com/tenis/hasil-davis-cup-histori-terbuat-kanada-jadi-juara-untuk-kali-pertama
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