After defeating Britain’s Dan Evans 6-0, 7-5 on Sunday to secure Canada’s spot in this year’s Davis Cup finals, Denis Shapovalov let out a yell of joy, seeking retribution for his previous matchup with the same opponents. In 2017, Shapovalov struck the umpire with a wild ball in an attempt to vent his displeasure, which caused him to default and Britain to win the tie 3-2. The 25-year-old didn’t make any mistakes on Sunday as he prevailed in the first rubber and made sure that Canada, not Britain, would be the two nations to advance from the Manchester, England, group with Argentina.
Although they led 2-1 after winning the last doubles, the British were not enough to go to the finals.
In Bologna, Netherlands avoided a 3-0 loss to Italy, the reigning champions, which would have sent Brazil through instead, and therefore secured the last eight spots.
The Dutch were staring down the barrel as Matteo Berrettini overcame Botic van de Zandschulp 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, and Flavio Cobolli defeated Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 6-3, with US Open winner Jannik Sinner watching from the stands.
To obtain the necessary outcome, Van de Zandschulp went back to the court to play with Wesley Koolhof in the doubles. They defeated Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 7-6 (8-6), 7-5.
In the other matches of the day, Chile defeated Slovakia 2-1 in the Zhuhai group, where Germany and the United States had already advanced, while Spain defeated Australia 2-1 in Valencia, although both sides had already qualified.