Auger-Aliassime leads Canada's Davis Cup team into Manchester
![Felix Auger-Aliassime Felix Auger-Aliassime plays a forehand return to Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia during their first round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Alberto Pezzali)](/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2024/7/15/felix-auger-aliassime-1-6964297-1721057868074.jpeg)
Montreal's Félix Auger-Aliassime will lead Canada into the Davis Cup Finals this September, Tennis Canada announced on Monday.
Auger-Aliassime, ranked 18th in the world, will be joined by Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., Gabriel Diallo of Montreal, Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., and Vasek Pospisil of Vernon, B.C., at the men's team tennis championship in Manchester, England.
Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov, Diallo, and Pospisil were all part of the team that won Canada its first-ever Davis Cup championship in 2022.
Canada, captained by Frank Dancevic of Niagara Falls, Ont., will compete in Group D at AO Arena with matches against Argentina on Sept. 10, Finland on Sept. 12 and host Britain on Sept. 15.
Canada advanced to a fifth consecutive finals appearance by defeating South Korea 3-1 in February's Davis Cup qualifiers in Montreal.
Dancevic says Canada is taking a strong team to Manchester.
"This group of players has a great mix of youth and experience, and we look forward to testing ourselves against strong opponents," Dancevic said in a release. "It will be a challenge but we are confident we can be successful and qualify for the Final 8."
-- This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 15, 2024.
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