The Canadian team won their first Davis Cup championship on Sunday by defeating Australia 2-0 under the leadership of Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov.
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Thanasi Kokkinakis was defeated by Shapovalov in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4, to open play. Auger-Aliassime then defeated Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-4 to win his nation’s first Davis Cup championship in 109 years. Soon after, Felix Auger-Aliassime was seen strewn across the court in joy as Denis Shapovalov shared a picture of the Canadian team celebrating their victory on Instagram Stories. @FELIXALIASSIME ALRIGHT GUYS TIME TO REST A LITTLE BEFORE THE PRESEASON BEGINS,” he captioned the post. Shapovalov’s post was reposted by Auger-Aliassime, who joked that he would be dozing off for the next two weeks. GOING TO SLEEP FOR 2 WEEKS,” he wrote
Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov teamed up once more to win the Davis Cup for Canada on Sunday, seven years after they did the same for the junior competition. In the press conference following the game, Auger-Aliassime talked about winning the Junior Davis Cup and how it inspired him to pursue the same goal at the senior level. Yeah, I mean, it’s much bigger, of course. But at the time, you know, we were kids. It was like a dream also. I remember like we were just, like, We won it. Felt like it was the real one,” said the 22-year-old.
I do recall that it was the first in any Davis Cup competition, junior or otherwise. Although we were 15, 16, and had just won the Junior Davis Cup, I remember us projecting that we would win this one day. He continued by expressing his hope that this generation of Canadian athletes would experience even greater success as he had “come full circle.” Being in this situation is cool; it seems like a full circle. Vasek has participated in the Davis Cup for many years and has won numerous games. When I was younger, I recall seeing him play. won many crucial matches. The rest of the young men then started to emerge and began to perform well. It’s a unique group. Hopefully, this generation will be able to advance this issue significantly, he continued.
