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Davis Cup: Canada win title for first time with victory over Australia

Canada won the Davis Cup for the first time by beating Australia in the final in Malaga.

In the opening singles rubber, Denis Shapovalov made up for his defeat in the semi-finals with a 6-2 6-4 win over Thanasi Kokkinakis.

His Canada team-mate 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 were appearing in only their second Davis Cup final.

Their first, in 2019, brought defeat by Rafael Nadal's Spain but they got their hands on the World Cup of tennis on Sunday - 109 years after they first played the tournament - at the expense of 28-time champions Australia.