Canada won the best-of-three tie 2-1 and will face Serbia or Russia in the semifinals on Saturday. Shapovalov missed a chance to clinch the tie for Canada, losing 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to Alex de Minaur of Australia in the second singles match. Pospisil won 85 per cent of his points when he got his first serve in and had the 15-1 edge in aces. 25 in singles, Pospisil beat then-No. The Davis Cup was first played in 1900 and Canada made its first appearance in 1913.

Source: thestar November 22, 2019 01:37 UTC