Without Quebec's Félix Auger-Aliassime, Canada will face South Korea in a Davis Cup qualifier in Montreal on February 2-3.
In fact, the Canadian team was announced on Friday morning.
So Denis Shapovalov, Gabriel Diallo, Alexis Galarneau and Vasek Pospisil will be the ones who will put on the maple leaf sweater in the hope of qualifying for the Davis Cup final.
Auger-Aliassime represented Canada at the United Cup a few days ago.
In 2022, Canada won the Davis Cup, but was unable to repeat its success in 2023 and was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Finland.
“It has been several years since we last played in Canada, so we are very happy to have the chance to play at home in front of the best fans in the world,” said Canadian team captain Frank Dancevic. release in a press release. We played against South Korea in Valencia in 2022 and they were a tough opponent, but our team is more than up to the task and will be ready to show why Canada is one of the best tennis nations in the world.”
Shapovalov is slowly returning to competition at the start of the year after not playing since Wimbledon almost six months ago.
Neither Auger-Aliassime nor Shapovalov had represented Canada at the Davis Cup in 2023.