Davis Cup Finals Group Stage Results: Surprises and Upsets

Canada, Italy, Germany, and Spain advance to the semifinals

Canada upsets Spain in a thrilling tie

Canada pulled off a major upset in the Davis Cup Finals group stage, defeating Spain 2-1 in a thrilling tie. Denis Shapovalov gave Canada the early lead with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Pablo Carreno Busta. Roberto Bautista Agut leveled the tie for Spain with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Felix Auger-Aliassime. However, Vasek Pospisil and Shapovalov clinched the tie for Canada with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Marcel Granollers and Feliciano Lopez in the doubles match.

Italy advances with a perfect record

Italy advanced to the semifinals with a perfect 3-0 record in the group stage. Lorenzo Sonego defeated Diego Schwartzman 6-1, 6-2, and Jannik Sinner defeated Federico Delbonis 6-3, 7-5 to give Italy an early 2-0 lead. In the doubles match, Sonego and Sinner defeated Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni 6-2, 6-4 to seal the tie for Italy.

Germany wins a tight tie against Australia

Germany edged out Australia 2-1 in a tight tie. Jan-Lennard Struff gave Germany the early lead with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Alexei Popyrin. Alex de Minaur leveled the tie for Australia with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Dominik Koepfer. However, Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz clinched the tie for Germany with a 6-4, 6-4 win over John Peers and Luke Saville in the doubles match.

Spain advances despite loss to Canada

Despite losing to Canada, Spain still advanced to the semifinals as one of the two best second-place finishers. Roberto Bautista Agut gave Spain the early lead with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Denis Shapovalov. However, Vasek Pospisil leveled the tie for Canada with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Pablo Carreno Busta. In the doubles match, Marcel Granollers and Feliciano Lopez clinched the tie for Spain with a 6-2, 7-6(4) win over Shapovalov and Pospisil.