Denis Shapovalov, fresh off a stunning summer on the pro tennis circuit where he defeated Rafael Nadal at the Rogers Cup and beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at his first U.S. Open, was selected to represent Canada at the upcoming Davis Cup World Group playoff tie against India in Edmonton. Tennis Canada announced Tuesday that Denis Shapovalov has been selected by to play against India in Canada's upcoming Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group play-off tie, set to take place Sept., 15-17 at Northlands Coliseum. This will be Shapovalov's third Davis Cup tie for Canada. Canada's Denis Shapovalov beans chair umpire, gets defaulted1:24"This is a critical tie for us as we look to stay in the World Group again next year," team captain Martin Laurendeau said in the release. "We believe we are a World Group nation and can win the Davis Cup title in the near future, and a victory next weekend in Edmonton is the first step."

Source: CBC News September 05, 2017 15:00 UTC