Canada defeated Australia 2-0 to win its first Davis Cup title on Sunday as Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Alex De Minaur 6-3, 6-4 in Malaga, Spain.
Earlier, Canada raced to a 1-0 lead over 28-time champions Australia as Denis Shapovalov downed Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-2, 6-4 in a one-sided match.
The 2019 runners-up, who overcame Italy in an exhilarating semifinal on Saturday, can declare the crown if world quantity six Felix Auger-Aliassime beats Alex de Minaur within the second match on the Palacio de deportes Martin Carpena.
If the tie goes right into a deciding doubles rubber, Auger-Aliassime and Vasek Pospisil are scheduled to tackle Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson.
Shapovalov fell quick in a bodily punishing three-setter in opposition to Lorenzo Sonego within the semifinal, however the 18th-ranked left-hander wasted little time establishing a 4-0 lead within the opening set earlier than Kokkinakis bought on the board.
Having wrapped up the set comfortably to place Canada on the entrance foot, Shapovalov broke within the third recreation of the second set and didn’t look again as he closed out the victory in 89 minutes.
Australia want to win the title for the primary time since 2003, when captain Lleyton Hewitt was a part of the group who defeated Spain within the last.
Checklist of Davis Cup winners for the reason that competitors started in 1900:
2022: Canada bt Australia 2-0
2020–21: Russian Tennis Federation bt Croatia 2-0
2018: Croatia bt France 3-1
2017: France bt Belgium 3-2
2016: Argentina bt Croatia 3-2
2015: Britain bt Belgium 3-1
2014: Switzerland bt France 3-1
2013: Czech Republic bt Serbia 3-2
2012: Czech Republic bt Spain 3-2
2011: Spain bt Argentina 3-1
2010: Serbia bt France 3-2
2009: Spain bt Czech Republic 5-0
2008: Spain bt Argentina 3-1
2007: United States bt Russia 4-1
2006: Russia bt Argentina 3-2
2005: Croatia bt Slovakia 3-2
2004: Spain bt United States 3-2
2003: Australia bt Spain 3-1
2002: Russia bt France 3-2
2001: France bt Australia 3-2
2000: Spain bt Australia 3-1
1999: Australia bt France 3-2
1998: Sweden bt Italy 4-1
1997: Sweden bt United States 5-0
1996: France bt Sweden 3-2
1995: United States bt Russia 3-2
1994: Sweden bt Russia 4-1
1993: Germany bt Australia 4-1
1992: United States bt Switzerland 3-1
1991: France bt United States 3-1
1990: United States bt Australia 3-2
1989: West Germany bt Sweden 3-2
1988: West Germany bt Sweden 4-1
1987: Sweden bt India 5-0
1986: Australia bt Sweden 3-2
1985: Sweden bt West Germany 3-2
1984: Sweden bt United States 4-1
1983: Australia bt Sweden 3-2
1982: United States bt France 4-1
1981: United States bt Argentina 3-1
1980: Czechoslovakia bt Italy 4-1
1979: United States bt Italy 5-0
1978: United States bt Britain 4-1
1977: Australia bt Italy 3-1
1976: Italy bt Chile 4-1
1975: Sweden bt Czechoslovakia 3-2
1974: South Africa w/o India
1973: Australia bt United States 5-0
1972: United States bt Romania 3-2
1971: United States bt Romania 3-2
1970: United States bt West Germany 5-0
1969: United States bt Romania 5-0
1968: United States bt Australia 4-1
1967: Australia bt Spain 4-1
1966: Australia bt India 4-1
1965: Australia bt Spain 4-1
1964: Australia bt United States 3-2
1963: United States bt Australia 3-2
1962: Australia bt Mexico 5-0
1961: Australia bt Italy 5-0
1960: Australia bt Italy 4-1
1959: Australia bt United States 3-2
1958: United States bt Australia 3-2
1957: Australia bt United States 3-2
1956: Australia bt United States 5-0
1955: Australia bt United States 5-0
1954: United States bt Australia 3-2
1953: Australia bt United States 3-2
1952: Australia United States 4-1
1951: Australia bt United States 3-2
1950: Australia bt United States 4-1
1949: United States bt Australia 4-1
1948: United States bt Australia 5-0
1947: United States bt Australia 4–1
1946: United States bt Australia 5-0
1945: Not contested
1944: Not contested
1943: Not contested
1942: Not contested
1941: Not contested
1940: Not contested
1939: Australia bt United States 3-2
1938: United States bt Australia 3-2
1937: United States bt Britain 4-1
1936: Britain bt Australia 3-2
1935: Britain bt United States 5-0
1934: Britain bt United States 4-1
1933: Britain bt France 3-2
1932: France bt United States 3-2
1931: France bt Britain 3-2
1930: France bt United States 4-1
1929: France bt United States 3-2
1928: France bt United States 4-1
1927: France bt United States 3-2
1926: United States bt France 4-1
1925: United States bt France 5-0
1924: United States bt Australia 5-0
1923: United States bt Australia 4-1
1922: United States bt Australasia 4-1
1921: United States bt Japan 5–0
1920: United States bt Australasia 5-0
1919: Australasia bt Britain 4-1
1918: Not contested
1917: Not contested
1916: Not contested
1915: Not contested
1914: Australasia bt United States 3-2
1913: United States bt Britain 3–2
1912: British Isles bt Australasia 3–2
1911: Australasia bt United States 4-0
1910: Not contested
1909: Australasia bt United States 5-0
1908: Australasia bt United States 3-2
1907: Australasia bt British Isles 3-2
1906: British Isles bt United States 5-0
1905: British Isles bt United States 5-0
1904: British Isles bt Belgium 5-0
1903: British Isles bt United States 4-1
1902: United States bt British Isles 3-2
1901: Not contested
1900: United States bt British Isles 3-0Â
