Tennis Canada introduced at the moment that Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montréal, QC), Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON), Gabriel Diallo (Montréal, QC), Alexis Galarneau (Laval, QC) and Vasek Pospisil (Vernon, BC) will characterize Group Canada within the Davis Cup Ultimate 8. Captain Frank Dancevic will lead the quintet, which is unchanged from its profitable Group Stage marketing campaign in Manchester, UK earlier this month, to Malaga, Spain for the occasion, which takes place from November 19 to 24.
“This group has proven repeatedly that it will possibly compete on the highest degree,” Dancevic mentioned. “It’s the identical 5 gamers that introduced dwelling the Davis Cup trophy for the very first time in 2022 and loved an ideal week in Manchester to seal our place on this yr’s quarter-finals. So, we are going to head to Malaga realizing we’ve got robust matches forward of us, however with confidence that we will attain our objective.”
That is World No. 21 Félix Auger-Aliassime’s eighth Davis Cup choice, and he holds a powerful 13-4 file. This season, he reached the ultimate of the Madrid Masters 1000 and the fourth spherical of Roland-Garros, the place he collided with eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz. On the Paris Olympics, the Montrealer took dwelling the bronze medal in blended doubles with Gabriela Dabrowski and completed fourth in singles. In Manchester, he received all three of his singles matches in straight units, towards Argentina’s Sebastian Baez, Finland’s Otto Virtanen and Nice Britain’s Jack Draper respectively.
World No. 101 Denis Shapovalov will compete within the Davis Cup for the eleventh time and holds an 18-10 file. This yr, he was quarter-finalist in Washington, reached the third spherical of Roland-Garros and Wimbledon and posted wins over No. 11 Stefanos Tsitsipas in Miami and No. 26 Frances Tiafoe in Paris. The 25-year-old was in scintillating type in Manchester, clinching singles wins over Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo, Finland’s Eero Vasa and Nice Britain’s Dan Evans, all in straight units.
At 22 years previous, Gabriel Diallo is the youngest staff member. He just lately hit a career-high rating of No. 105 due to a outstanding season throughout which he certified for his first Grand Slam important attract Paris after which once more on the US Open, the place he fought his approach into the third spherical earlier than falling to Tommy Paul in 4 units. He additionally raised the winner’s trophy on the Chicago Challenger. The Montrealer shall be taking part in in his seventh Davis Cup and has a 4-4 file.
This shall be No. 254 Alexis Galarneau’s eighth Davis Cup choice. Within the 2023 Group Stage, his excellent 5-0 file helped Canada qualify for the Ultimate 8. This yr, the 25-year-old reached a career-high rating of No. 153 and was a finalist on the Mexico Metropolis Challenger.
Vasek Pospisil—Canada’s second most prolific Davis Cup participant—has been a part of the nationwide squad 28 occasions. The previous No. 25 in singles and No. 4 in doubles will land in Malaga with a 32-27 file in 34 ties. In 2024, the 34-year-old British Columbian has performed predominantly in Challenger tournaments, reaching the quarter-finals of the Morelos Open Challenger in Cuernavaca, Mexico, in April.
Within the 2024 Davis Cup quarter-finals, Canada takes on three-time Davis Cup champion Germany. Click on right here for extra on the Davis Cup Ultimate 8.
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