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Canada won the Davis Cup title for the first time in its history this Sunday afternoon (27), in Malaga, Spain. The Canadian team beat Australia in the decision with a decisive Félix Auger-Aliassime, current number 6 in the world. He beat Alex de Minaur 6/3 6/4 to secure the point for the first-ever trophy. The country is the 16th different nation to be Davis Cup champions.

The title seals a great season for Auger-Aliassime, who wins his first ATP titles (4) this season and reaches the top 10 in the rankings. In Davis, he won every match he appeared in in the final: three singles and a double alongside Vasek Pospisil. Denis Shapovalov, number 18 in the world, completed the Canadian team in the tournament of nations.

Interestingly, Canada ended up being eliminated when Davis qualified for the Netherlands in March. However, with the disqualification of Russia, a sanction imposed due to the war in Ukraine, the Canadian team inherited the vacancy for the final phase of the competition, which took place in Spain with eight countries throughout. from this week.

In the campaign, Canada defeated Germany 2-1 in the quarter-finals. Then they beat Italy by the same scoreline, a clash in which Auger-Aliassime won two games. In the deciding match, he beat Australia 2-0: Shapovalov won in straight sets over Thanasi Kokkinakis to score the first point. And Auger-Aliassime secured the unprecedented title for the country by triumphing against de Minaur.