Canada wins 2022 Davis Cup Finals thanks to Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov wins
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Canada became the 2022 Davis Cup Finals champions after they defeated Australia in the final tie in Malaga.
In their quarter-final and semi-final ties, Canada needed the third doubles match to decide the tie and advance. However, in the final, two singles matches were enough for Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime to secure their country the trophy for the best national men's team of the season.
Australia, on the other hand, bested the Netherlands in two matches and Croatia in three matches, but in the final, Thanasi Kokkinakis and Alex de Minaur were not good enough for their Canadian opponents.
The final tie at the Martin Carpena Arena in Malaga, Spain, started with a match between Shapovalov and Kokkinakis. The Canadian struggled to deliver singles wins for his country at the Davis Cup Finals this year, as he lost both of his singles matches to Jan-Lennard Struff and Lorenzo Sonego.
However, in the final tie, Shapovalov stepped up when it mattered the most, and he was able to outplay Kokkinakis in two simple sets, 6-2, 6-4, to give Canada a 1-0 lead.
Auger-Aliassime took on the Australian No. 1, De Minaur, who was determined to fight for every point. He had the first three break points of the match, but after failing to convert them, the Canadian got his chances.
He needed exactly three break points to break his opponent and win the first set 6-3 in 49 minutes. The second set was a show of unused chances by the Australian once again.
This time, he had five break points, out of which he couldn't use any. On the other hand, his opponent had only one chance to break, and he used it.
After an hour and 40 minutes, Auger-Aliassime defeated De Minaur 6-3, 6-4, and secured the second needed point for Canada to become the 2022 Davis Cup Finals champions.
