It speaks to how much we’ve grown as a country in this sport.” For me, growing up that seemed very far away. “It’s good to have both men’s and women’s tennis in our country both pushing each other to the highest ranking,” Auger-Aliassime said. The Canadian women’s team, anchored by Leylah Fernandez, secured its first Billie Jean King Cup title earlier this month in Spain.
Of course it would be great to get it again, to win it this year. I think that the win was really big for us to get the trophy. “We don’t really feel that much pressure, to be honest. “Feels amazing for the guys to be together again,” said captain Frank Dancevic. Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo and Alexis Galarneau of Laval, Que., who helped the team to victory over Italy in the Group Stage last September, are also on the Canadian roster along with veterans Vasek Pospisil of Vernon, B.C., and Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont. Shapovalov is not playing this week as he’s still recovering from a knee injury. Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., led the Canadian team to its first-ever Davis Cup title last year with a win over Australia in the final.
