Canada won the Davis Cup for the first time by defeating Australia in the final in Malaga.
In the first leg of singles, Denis Shapovalov made up for his semifinal loss with a 6-2 6-4 win over Thanasi Kokkinakis.
His Canadian teammate Felix Auger-Aliassime, the world number six, then beat Alex de Minaur 6-3 6-4 to give his country an unassailable 2-0 lead.
Canada was in only its second Davis Cup final.
Their first, in 2019, resulted in the defeat of Rafael Nadal’s Spain, but they got their hands on the Tennis World Cup on Sunday – 109 years after playing the tournament for the first time – at the expense of the Australia, 28 times champion.
Shapovalov, ranked 18th in the world, took a 4-0 lead against Kokkinakis before the Aussie got a game on the board.
But after wrapping up the first set comfortably, Shapovalov broke early in the second to put his country on course for a historic win.
Auger-Aliassime faced a tougher challenge in world number 24 De Minaur and was forced to fend off an early three break points in their singles rubber.
He finally earned a break himself in the eighth game, and after sealing the first set with an ace, he defended two more break points before securing the title for Canada.
