Canada is Davis Cup Champion 2022!
Canada won the Davis Cup for the first time. Félix Auger-Aliassime defeated Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-4 to give his team an unassailable 2-0 lead against Australia in Malaga.
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last edit: Nov 27, 2022, 04:57 pm
Novak Djokovic stopped by Málaga on Sunday, and the best player in the world also had his son Stefan with him. What Djokovic saw? A Félix Auger-Aliassime who basically followed in his footsteps. And always played particularly well when it was necessary. Just like the score of 3:2 in round two, where "FAA" turned a 0:40 on his own serve.
Alex de Minaur did what he always does: the Australian ran one ball after the other, occasionally making offensive signals with his backhand along the line. But there was nothing to win against Auger-Aliassime after his 87th singles match of the 2022 season.
The four-time tournament winner this year served to win the match after a playing time of 97 minutes, trailing again by 0:30. And still made the Canadians' first Davis Cup triumph clear with four points in a row.
Shapovalov puts Canada ahead
In the first single Denis Shapovalov had asserted himself against Thanasi Kokkinakis with 6:2 and 6:4. And thus written for the first time in the single in Málaga. Remarkable, by the way: Canada lost 4-0 in the first round of World Group matches in February in the Netherlands (without Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov). And was only allowed to take part in the intermediate round in September as a substitute - Russia was excluded from the competition after the attack on Ukraine.
There is a small consolation for the Lleyton Hewitt team: As a finalist, the Australians have qualified directly for the intermediate round in September 2023.