Tennis Canada announced the return of 20th-ranked Denis Shapovalov to the team it will take to the Davis Cup Final at the end of November.
Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., joins 10th-ranked Félix Auger-Aliassime, No. 121 Vasek Pospisil (Vernon, B.C.), No. 218 Alexis Galarneau (Laval, Que.), and Gabriel Diallo (Montréal, Que.), who is ranked 250th.
"We now have more depth going into the Finals and the guys are fired up to fight for our flag!” said team captain Frank Dancevic in a Tennis Canada statement.
The Davis Cup knock-out stage, which will be held in Malaga, Spain, from November 22 to 27, involves teams from Italy, the U.S., Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, Croatia and Spain, in addition to Canada. The Canadians will open the event against Germany, with the winner advancing to face either the U.S. or Italy.
Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov, and Pospisil were part of the only Canadian team to reach the final of the Davis Cup back in 2019 in Madrid, where they lost to Spain, 2-0. Canada has never won the Davis Cup.
All three have had strong showings in recent weeks. Auger-Aliassime defeated both world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia to guarantee Canada's men's tennis team a spot in the quarterfinal stage of the Davis Cup Finals. He also won the second ATP title of his career last weekend, and since September has also beaten No. 7 and 21-time Slam champion Novak Djokovic and No. 15 Matteo Berrettini, who holds seven ATP titles.
Shapovalov reached the final in Seoul and semi-finals in Tokyo recently, but was not on the squad for Canada in September.
Selected for the Davis Cup team for the 27th time in his career, Pospisil is the most experienced player on the squad with his 25–24 Davis Cup record.
