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The Canadian Davis Cup team celebrates their historic triumph
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After the success in the quarterfinals over the German men's tennis team, the Canadian selection won the Davis Cup for the first time.
In Sunday's final in Málaga, the North Americans completed their historic success over Australia after the singles.
When they first took part in the final in 2019, the Canadians lost to Spain in the final.
"We all dreamed of this moment," said Canada's top player Felix Auger-Aliassime with tears in his eyes and spoke of the "most beautiful moment" of his young tennis career.
»We grew up together and always wanted to win this title.
It's a special moment for the whole country.« A few minutes after the decision in the second individual, Alphonso Davies scored Canada's first goal in a World Cup at the World Cup in Qatar - it was a historic day for Canada as a sporting nation.
Shapovalov and Auger-Aliassime win completely sovereign
Before the eyes of star player Novak Djokovic, who was a spectator in Málaga after the Serbs were eliminated in the group stage, Denis Shapovalov first defeated the Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis 6: 2, 6: 4.
Then Auger-Aliassime, sixth in the world rankings, secured the second point with a 6:3, 6:4 over Alex de Minaur Canada.
Arm in arm, wrapped in their red and white flags, the players celebrated the historic triumph in front of 9,522 spectators.
"We had incredible team energy all week and everyone gave 120 percent," said Shapovalov, who won his first singles match in Málaga on Sunday after two previous defeats.
Germany was eliminated in the quarter-finals on Thursday without Alexander Zverev.
The German Tennis Association is still waiting for its first triumph since 1993 in the reformed team competition. Next year, the DTB squad will start the Davis Cup with a home game in Trier against Switzerland at the beginning of February.
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