Despite being the underdog in his duel with Lorenzo Sonego, Quebec’s Alexis Galarneau was able to record a nice straight-sets win 7-6 (8) and 6-4 on Wednesday. Canada took the opportunity and took the lead in the Davis Cup duel against Italy.
The competition will be broadcast live on TVA Sports.
It’s quite a challenge for the reigning champions, who play their opening games of this prestigious tournament in Bologna, Italy. Although the audience was only after his opponent, Galarneau did not waver and showed his best tennis against the 38th ranked racket in the ATP.
The 24-year-old opened the match by giving Sonego a 40-0 lead on his own serve, but held on to win the point and ultimately the tie-break set.
The second set was a little less exciting. Galarneau quickly broke his rival’s serve and never looked back.
This is the best career win for the Laval resident, who is ranked 200th. The highest-ranked opponent he had defeated so far was American Stefan Kozlov in October 2022, who was ranked 130th in the world.
Later today Gabriel Diallo will face Lorenzo Musetti in singles. In doubles, Galarneau and Vasek Pospisil were scheduled to compete with Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.