Today 9/1, ATP entered the final day of competition with the final between Canada and Spain. In the semi -finals, Canada made a surprise when defeating the defending Russian champion after 3 breathing matches. Meanwhile, Spain surpassed Poland.
Entering the final, Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger Aliassime continued to be two faces representing Canada in single battles. The duo did not disappoint the fans when winning convincingly, thereby bringing the championship for the home team.
In the first men's match, Shapovalov encountered Pablo Carreno Busta. This is a relatively easy match for Canadian player when he won 2-0 after only 1 hour 38 minutes.
In Set 1, the two players play quite firmly and create an attractive chase screen. The turning point only came to game 12 – the last game when Shapovalov excelled to win the break, thereby winning 6-3. In this set, the Canadian tennis player serfs very well when he won 7 points ACE.
Set Set 2, Shapovalov completely owned the game. He successfully broke the serve game of Carreno Busta in games 4 and 8, thereby winning 6-3. The first male match closed with the victory belonged to the Canadian team.
With the lead advantage, Felix Auger Aliasssime entered the men's 2 match with confident psychology. His opponent is experienced tennis player Roberto Bautista Agut. Despite a little difficulty, the young Canadian player still brought the final victory for the home team.
Entering set 1, Bautista Agut has a better start. He won the break right in game 2 to lead 2-0. However, Auger Aliassime also played extremely brave to reclaim the break in the game later.
After chasing the attractive score, Auger Aliassime and Bautista Agut drew 6-6 in game 12 and was forced to enter the brain tie-break series. Here, Auger Aliassime has 3 mini breaks and won 7-3 gap.
Set Set 2, the two players play quite firmly at the beginning. However, the turning point came in game 8 when Auger Aliassime excelled to win the break, thereby closing Set 2 with a 6-3 victory.
In the end, Canada defeated Spain with a score of 2-0 and officially crowned at the ATP Cup 2022.
