Robert Bettauer was Tennis Canada’s director of tennis development some three decades ago when the federation created a vision statement with some lofty goals.
One of the top priorities was to one day win a Davis Cup title. On Sunday, Canada finally did it with a historic victory over Australia in Malaga, Spain.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
Back in the day, lower-level interim goals were set and eventually met, said Bettauer, a longtime tennis broadcaster and CEO of the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence.Article content “There’s no doubt they showed up in Spain this year ready to win it,” said Tennis Canada president Michael Downey. “This is a massive milestone and achievement for Canadian tennis,” Bettauer told The Canadian Press. “I’m going to have to digest it for a while.Canada made its Davis Cup debut in 1913 but had never previously won the trophy. Canada came close in 2019 but lost the final to Spain.
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