Denis Shapovalov
The revamped Davis Cup Finals are underway with 18 teams competing in a new week-long event in Madrid.
Canada is in Group F with Italy and the United States, with each country playing two singles and one doubles match against each other.
The winners of each of the six groups plus two wild-card teams will advance to the knockout stage.
| Group A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Win | Loss | Rubber W-L |
| France | 1 | 0 | 2-1 |
| Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 1-2 |
| Group B | |||
| Team | Win | Loss | Rubber W-L |
| Russia | 1 | 1 | 4-2 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 2-1 |
| Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0-3 |
| Group C | |||
| Team | Win | Loss | Rubber W-L |
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 3-0 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Chile | 0 | 1 | 0-3 |
| Group D | |||
| Team | Win | Loss | Rubber W-L |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 3-0 |
| Belgium | 1 | 0 | 2-1 |
| Colombia | 0 | 2 | 1-5 |
| Group E | |||
| Team | Win | Loss | Rubber W-L |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 2-1 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1-2 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Group F | |||
| Team | Win | Loss | Rubber W-L |
| Canada | 2 | 0 | 4-2 |
| USA | 0 | 1 | 1-2 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 1-2 |
With wins over the USA and Italy, Canada has finished first in their group and will play a quarterfinal match against the winner of Group D on Thursday.
Here is the upcoming playoff schedule for the tournament. All Canadian matches can be seen on Sportsnet One and Sportsnet Now.
| Date | Round | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 18 | Round Robin | Canada vs. Italy | Canada wins 2-1 |
| Nov. 19 | Round Robin | Canada vs. USA | Canada wins 2-1 |
| Nov. 21 | Quarterfinal 1 | Group D winner vs. Canada | TBD |
| Nov. 22 | Quarterfinal 2 | Group A winner vs. wild-card team | TBD |
| Nov. 22 | Quarterfinal 3 | Group B winner vs. wild-card team | TBD |
| Nov. 22 | Quarterfinal 4 | Group C winner vs. Group E winner | TBD |
| Nov. 23 | Semifinal 1 | Quarterfinal 1 winner vs. Quarterfinal 2 winner | TBD |
| Nov. 23 | Semifinal 2 | Quarterfinal 3 winner vs. Quarterfinal 4 winner | TBD |
| Nov. 24 | Final | Semifinal 1 winner vs. Semifinal 2 winner | TBD |