Canada finally beat U.S. to reach Davis Cup last eight


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 20 Nov 2019

Tennis - Davis Cup Finals - Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain - November 19, 2019 Canada's Denis Shapovalov celebrates with teammates after winning his group stage match against Taylor Fritz of the U.S. REUTERS/Susana Vera

MADRID (Reuters) - Canada became the first nation to reach the quarter-finals of the revamped Davis Cup as they beat the United States for the first time at the 16th attempt on Tuesday.

For the second day in a row 150th-ranked Vasek Pospisil gave them the perfect start before 20-year-old Denis Shapovalov finished the job to make it two wins from two in Group F.

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