Finland beats defending champion Canada to reach Davis Cup semi-finals
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Virtanen kept Finland’s hopes alive by defeating Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 7-5 in the second singles match. Earlier, Milos Raonic had given Canada an early lead with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Patrick Koukovlata.
Finland defeated defending champions and world number one Canada to reach the semi-finals of the Davis Cup tennis tournament for the first time.Otto Virtanen and Harri Heliovaara gave 14th-ranked Finland victory by defeating Alexis Galarneau and Vasek Pospisil 7-5, 6-3 in the decisive doubles match in the first quarter-final of the tournament being played in the southern Spanish city.
Virtanen kept Finland’s hopes alive by defeating Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 7-5 in the second singles match. Earlier, Milos Raonic had given Canada an early lead with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Patrick Koukovlata.
In other quarter-final matches, Australia will face Czech Republic, Italy will face Netherlands and Great Britain will face Serbia. The winning team of the match between Australia and Czech Republic will face Finland in the semi-finals. The semi-finals will be played on Friday and Saturday while the final will be held on Sunday.
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