318, had his ranking plummet after a Tour absence of nearly two years. However, he showed strong form in successfully defending his Swiss Indoors title last month in Basel. 6 last year but his ranking has slipped due to a middling 2023 campaign.

He's still recovering from a knee injury and wasn't nominated to the roster.Īuger-Aliassime reached a career-best No. 69 Emil Ruusuvuori - was unavailable due to a shoulder injury.ĭenis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., who won the opening match in last year's final, was also unavailable. Finland's highest-ranked singles player - No. 29, Auger-Aliassime was the lone Canadian player ranked in the top 100. But the Finnish duo kept the pressure on and broke Pospisil's serve again for a 5-3 lead before closing out the match.ĭuration 2:04 Featured VideoRaonic had 18 aces on his way to a straight sets victory over Finland's Patrick Kaukovalta.Īt No. The Canadians needed 10 minutes to complete a hold at 1-1 in the second set, saving six break points along the way.

'My goal now is just to be healthy for next year.' Pressure on Pospisil 'I would have rather not played if we had somebody that was healthy and willing to go, but I was healthy enough,' he added. He returned after a short delay and had his serve broken as Finland converted its second set point. Pospisil received treatment on his right shoulder and neck area late in the first set. Canada went with its original lineup while Virtanen replaced Patrik Niklas-Salminen. Teams are allowed to make doubles lineup changes after the singles matches are complete. Duration 1:48 Featured VideoAfter winning his singles match, Otto Virtanen was again the major factor in powering Finland to its first Davis Cup semifinal.

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