Denis Shapovalov, Gabriel Diallo, Alexis Galarneau, Liam Draxl, and Vasek Pospisil have been chosen to signify Group Canada on the Davis Cup Qualifiers 1st Spherical in Montreal, Quebec. The Canadian crew will sq. off towards Hungary at IGA Stadium on February 1 and a couple of to find out which nation advances to the Qualifiers 2nd Spherical in September.
“We’re very excited to be coming again to Montreal with such a robust crew for this 12 months’s Davis Cup Qualifiers,” stated captain Frank Dancevic. “Whereas we all know that Hungary has some very gifted gamers, we really feel extraordinarily assured that this crew will get the job carried out and get us one step nearer to the Davis Cup Last 8. Final 12 months, successful our Qualifier tie at IGA Stadium was one thing particular, and we look ahead to one other alternative to play in entrance of the passionate Montreal crowd.”
Shapovalov will probably be making his twelfth look on the Davis Cup and is at present two wins shy of reaching the 20-win milestone (18 wins and 11 losses), a feat achieved by solely 5 Canadians up to now. Final season, the 25-year-old clinched the second ATP singles title of his profession as a qualifier on the Belgrade Open, shedding only one set all through the event. After battling accidents throughout the 2023 season, Shapovalov managed to enhance his year-end rating from No. 109 to No. 56.
Diallo, 23, has now been named to Group Canada for the eighth time. The Montrealer holds a Davis Cup file of 4 wins and 5 losses, successful his first match on the 2023 Group Stage towards then-world No. 18 Lorenzo Musetti of Italy. Diallo completed the 2024 season ranked contained in the Prime 100 for the primary time in his profession, at No. 87, after a formidable run to the third spherical of the US Open as a qualifier and reaching his first ATP remaining on the Almaty Open in October.
Laval’s Galarneau is ready to make his ninth Davis Cup look for Canada. Presently ranked world No. 200, he reached a career-high rating of No. 153 in 2024 following a number of sturdy outcomes at ATP Challengers within the spring, together with a runner-up end on the Mexico Metropolis Challenger. In Davis Cup competitors, Galarneau has received 5 of his 10 matches.
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Draxl, a local of Newmarket, receives his second crew nomination, however has but to play his first Davis Cup match. The 23-year-old completed the 2024 marketing campaign as Canada’s top-ranked doubles participant, at No. 132, successful 5 ATP Challenger titles and one ITF M25 crown. Draxl additionally received three ITF singles occasions, serving to him finish the season as No. 247 within the singles rankings.
Pospisil gears as much as signify his nation for the twenty ninth time on the Davis Cup, the second most appearances amongst Canadians. The Vernon product performed the vast majority of final season on the ATP Challenger circuit, reaching a quarter-final on the Morelos Open Challenger in April. Pospisil boasts a file of 32 wins and 27 losses in Davis Cup play.
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Tickets for the Davis Cup Qualifiers 1st Spherical tie between Canada and Hungary are actually on sale. Be a part of us February 1 and a couple of at IGA Stadium in Montreal, because the Canadian crew begins their quest for the 2025 Davis Cup Last 8. To entry tickets at early-bird pricing, click on right here.
The motion begins on Saturday, February 1 at 1:00 p.m. ET with two singles matches. The tie will conclude on Sunday, February 2, beginning with a doubles match at 11:00 a.m., adopted by two singles matches.*
*If the tie is determined following the doubles match, the final singles match might not be contested. The schedule is topic to alter.
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