Tennis - Davis Cup Finals - Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain - November 21, 2019 Serbia's Filip Krajinovic celebrates winning his match against France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga REUTERS/Susana Vera
MADRID (Reuters) - Whatever the pros and cons of the new-fangled Davis Cup Finals, the old competition's knack of inspiring players to upset the form book endures, as Vasek Pospisil showed on Thursday to fire Canada past Australia into the semi-finals.
The 29-year-old is languishing at 150 in the world after back surgery to fix a herniated disc sidelined him for six months this year, but he has lit up La Caja Magica this week with a series of stunning displays.
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