Canada progressed to the Closing 8 of the Davis Cup on Sunday, sweeping apart Nice Britain 2-0 earlier than a house crowd in Manchester, due to singles wins by Denis Shapovalov and Félix Auger-Aliassime.
Nice Britain wanted to brush the 2022 champions so as to advance, however as an alternative, it was Canada that emerged as Group C winners, having gone undefeated (3-0), beating Finland and Argentina beforehand. Canada’s match document was 7-1.
Shapovalov began Sunday’s tie with a 6-0, 7-5 win over Daniel Evans. Auger-Aliassime adopted that up with a 7-6 (8), 7-5 win towards Jack Draper, who beforehand defeated the Montrealer in a match in Cincinnati final month that led to controversy.
The Closing 8 event will happen in Malaga, Spain in November.
The U.S., Germany, Spain, Australia, and Argentina have additionally secured spots within the remaining, with Italy and the Netherlands prone to take the ultimate two spots.