Davis Cup, Canada’s first time. Beat Australia 2-0

From our correspondent Federica Cocchi

November 27th
– RUM RAISIN

Canada celebrates. In Malaga, by beating Lleyton Hewitt’s Australia 2-0, the award-winning firm Aliassime and Co. conquered the silver salad bowl by hurrying with the two singles. It’s Felix’s Cup, the absolute protagonist of this season finale, and driving force behind Dancevic’s team that painfully eliminated us in the semifinals.

Opens Shapovalov

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In the first match, Denis Shapovalov overcame Thanasi Kokkinakis in 6-2 6-4. Immediately ahead 4-0, Shapo suffers a break but closes the first set in half an hour. Two breaks deeply mark Kokkinakis in the second set. Unable to react, he also finds himself 5-2 down at the beginning of the second set, in which Shapovalov finds himself ahead 5-2. The Canadian, however, runs into one of the small moments of cosmic emptiness, gives one of the two breaks, scares the entire bench and then goes on to close 6-4. “I’m very happy with how I played – said the boy from ’99 -. Yesterday after the three-hour match with Sonego I felt pain in my back and I wasn’t sure I could play today. I have to say thanks to our medical staff, who he got back on track allowing me to take the field”.

The bow on the silver salad bowl was obviously put by Felix who completes in the best way a 2022 that has finally seen it blossom. After nine final losses, Aliassime won 4 tournaments this year, three of which consecutively, also qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals for the first time. One of many first times this year. Against Alex De Minaur, who badly scrambled Marin Cilic 6-2 6-2 in the semifinal, there was practically no story. Aliassime took the game in hand and made good and bad times by finishing 6-3 6-4 and giving his country a piece of history. To Italy the small consolation of having been eliminated from the champions.