Malaga (Spain), Nov. 28 -- Felix Auger-Aliassime fired Canada to its first Davis Cup Finals title on Sunday when he defeated Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-4 to give his nation an unassailable 2-0 lead against Australia.
Auger-Aliassime won his seventh and eighth sets of the Davis Cup by Rakuten Final 8 2022 to add to those won by Denis Shapovalov earlier on Sunday, giving Canada an unassailable 2-0 lead against Australia.
It was more testing than the 6-3, 6-4 scoreline against Alex de Minaur suggests, and Auger-Aliassime had to fight off eight break points to get over the line.
The emotions are tough to describe," said Auger-Aliassime. "Denis and I grew up together, dreaming of these types of stage, dreaming of winning the Davis Cup. It's a grea...