Canada advanced to the Davis Cup semifinals after defeating Germany 2-1 in the last quarterfinal of the men’s team tennis tournament. The meeting took place on Thursday in Malaga (Spain).
The Maple Leafs earned a qualifying point through Denis Shapovalov and Vasek Pospishil, who beat doubles specialists Tim Puetz and Kevin Kravitz 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
In singles matches, the rivals shared victories. Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(2), but the Canadians restored parity through Felix Auger-Aliassime (6 ATP), a straight-set winner, 7-6(1) . , 6-4, over Oscar Otte.
Canada, the 2019 Davis Cup finalists, will play Italy on Saturday in the penultimate act of the competition after the Squadra Azzurri won 2-1 against the United States on Thursday.
The first semi-final between last year’s runners-up Croatia and Australia will take place on Friday.
It should be noted that Italy is entering the penultimate stage of the Davis Cup for the first time since 2014, the historic format of which was abandoned in 2019, as it cannot count on its best players: Yannick Sinner and Matteo Berrettini, both injured. The latter, who has not yet recovered from a leg injury, still wanted to be present in Malaga to encourage his compatriots, writes Agerpres.
Davis Cup 2022 quarter results
Croatia – Spain 2-0
Australia – Netherlands 2-0
Italy – USA 2-1
Canada – Germany 2-1.
Davis Cup 2022, semi-final schedule
Australia – Croatia / Friday, 17:00
Italy – Canada / Saturday, 14:00.
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