Denis Shapovalov, Gabriel Diallo, Alexis Galarneau and Vasek Pospisil will represent Canada in next month’s Davis Cup qualifier against South Korea in Montreal, Tennis Canada announced Friday.
The clash, scheduled for February 2-3 at the IGA Stadium, will decide which country qualifies for the group stage of the Davis Cup finals in September in Malaga, Spain.
Canada is currently the No. 2 country in the Davis Cup rankings, while South Korea is ranked 18th.
Shapovalov, a former top-10 player who fell to No. 109 in the ATP rankings after an injury-plagued 2022, will be the highest-ranked player in Montreal. Montreal native Felix Auger-Aliassime, Canada’s highest-ranked player at No. 29, was not named to the team.
Canada, led by Auger-Aliassime, won its first Davis Cup in 2022 but failed to defend the title last year. As defending champions, Canada secured an automatic berth in the Final 8, but were eliminated in the first round by Finland in Spain last November.
Canada hasn’t hosted a Davis Cup match since 2018 and Montreal hasn’t hosted one since 2012, when Pospisil, Frank Dancevic, Daniel Nestor and Milos Raonic secured a 4-1 win over South Africa.
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