Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov join Vasek Pospisil as returning players from the Canadian team that advanced to the final tie of the 2019 Davis Cup before losing to Spain
Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov will lead Canada at the upcoming Davis Cup Finals international tennis tournament.
Brayden Schnur of Pickering, Ont., and Peter Polansky of Thornhill, Ont., will also represent Canada at the tournament, which begins Nov. 25 in Madrid. Shapovalov, 22, will be taking part in his eighth Davis Cup event. He reaching the final of the Geneva Open and the semi-finals of Wimbledon this year.
“We came so close to becoming world champions two years ago and, although we know it will be a great challenge, we believe that with Felix, Denis, Vasek, Brayden and Peter, we have a team capable of going all the way,” team captain Frank Dancevic said in a release.
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