Canada defeated Korea 2-1 in their group stage match at the 2022 Davis Cup Finals following a doubles win by Pospisil and Auger-Aliassime.
Pospisil had a chance to take control of the match in the opening game of the decider when he held two break points. He nearly made it a double break in the fourth game but was unable to convert three break points. The Korean added a second break, but Auger-Aliassime was able to claw that one back right away. A sluggish start from Pospisil cost him in the opening set as an error-filled opening game was capped off by back-to-back backhands into the net to surrender the break. Both times, Hong dug deep to stay alive and was two points from victory at 5-4 in the tiebreak. Pospisil and Auger-Aliassime won the last four games of the first set in a row. To start the second, Pospisil upped the aggression and started forcing errors off of Hong’s racket. There, they went down love-40 on Auger-Aliassime’s serve and it proved too big a hole to dig out of as the Montrealer double-faulted to surrender the break. Most of the match was decided on Pospisil’s racket as he struck 29 winners to Hong’s 11, but also committed almost five times as many unforced errors 39 to 8. Each of the first six sets played on Tuesday saw a break in the first two games. The Canadians appeared to be in trouble as the Koreans were cruising through their service games early on, but the door opened at the last minute when Team Korea served for the set. Canada needs to finish in the top two in Group B to advance to November’s knockout stage.
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Pospisil’s woes in the final set continued as he followed that missed opportunity with a wayward service game in which he was broken to love. The Korean refused to lie down, breaking to force the match into a decisive tiebreak. Hong kept his nose in front before bringing up two set points with an extraordinary forehand winner. And every time his Canadian opponent looked to be battling back, Hong showed impressive resilience, fending off break points with big first serves when he needed them. A pumped-up Pospisil served out to love to seal victory after two hours and 18 minutes. 13 Auger-Aliassime 7-6(5), 6-3 in the second singles.
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Kwon went up two early breaks in the second set to take a 4-0 lead. The Canadian overcame 43 unforced errors by hitting 34 winners, 21 more than his opponent. 21-27 in Malaga, Spain. Serbia is without top player Novak Djokovic, who announced last week he is withdrawing due to personal reasons. A doubles win became necessary after Auger-Aliassime — Canada’s top-ranked male player at No. Spain is being led by rising star and 2022 U.S.
Alexis Galarneau is back on the Canadian Davis Cup team in Valencia with more experience to draw from and he's poised to take on a bigger role.
Regardless of the result, if Galarneau is asked to play a match this week, he’ll leave it all on the court and inspire his compatriots to do the same. Even though he just missed out on getting in the draw, Galarneau was still able to spend a few days on-site in Flushing Meadows, taking in the sites and sounds at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre. 23 Grigor Dimitrov a tough opening round test and earned the admiration of his home fans in the process. This season, he has taken another step in his development and his game really came together this summer on Canadian soil during the North American hardcourt season. He spent five years with the North Carolina State Wolf Pack, compiling a 65-36 record in singles and a 60-30 mark in doubles. The 23-year-old Laval native not only earned his first Davis Cup nomination for Canada in March, but he also played his first match as part of the prestigious international team competition against the Netherlands.
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Back Canada to win 2-0 here. The 24-year-old will have to lead South Korea masterfully this week as the only player on the team ranked inside the top 300 but he will be handy if required to play a Men’s Doubles decider as one of the faster players on tour. Canada won the ATP Cup back in January built upon front-loading their singles matches with two top talents in Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov but only 22-year0old Auger-Aliassime can make the group stages of the Davis Cup here.
Vasek Pospisil, Felix Auger-Aliassime's doubles win gives Canada 2-1 victory over South Korea at Davis Cup Finals.
Kwon went up two early breaks in the second set to take a 4-0 lead. The Canadian overcame 43 unforced errors by hitting 34 winners, 21 more than his opponent. 21-27 in Malaga, Spain. Serbia is without top player Novak Djokovic, who announced last week he is withdrawing due to personal reasons. A doubles win became necessary after Auger-Aliassime – Canada’s top-ranked male player at No. Spain is being led by rising star and 2022 U.S.
The 2022 Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals Group Stage continues in Hamburg with France going head-to-head with hosts Germany in Group C.