Auger-Aliassime tops Kecmanović to send Canada to Davis Cup knockout stage
Canada's Dabrowski punches ticket to doubles final at Chennai Open
Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Miomir Kecmanović of Serbia on Saturday to guarantee Canada's men's tennis team a spot in the knockout stage of the Davis Cup Finals.
A day after Auger-Aliassime beat Carlos Alcaraz, the world's newest top-ranked player, to lead Canada past Spain, the Montreal native dispatched Kecmanović 6-3, 6-4.
The Davis Cup Finals are Nov. 22-27 in Malaga, Spain.
Canada was defeated 2-1 by Serbia on Saturday after Vasek Pospisil was forced to withdraw from the doubles match due to injury.
But Auger-Aliassime's win had already given Canada the final point needed to guarantee a top-two finish in Group B.
WATCH | Auger-Aliassime beats Kecmanović in straight sets at Davis Cup:
Canada's chances to qualify for the knockout stage looked shaky earlier in the day when 20-year-old Gabriel Diallo lost to Laslo Djere in straight sets in his Davis Cup debut.
In Glasgow, Botic van de Zandschulp and Tallon Griekspoor won their singles against Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul for the Netherlands to finish top of their Davis Cup Finals group.
Van de Zandschulp settled the tie when he defeated Fritz, the world No. 12, 6-4, 7-6 (3) after Griekspoor opened with a 7-5, 7-6 (3) victory over Paul.
The United States and Netherlands were already assured of reaching the quarter-finals with two wins each in Group D. As group winner, the Dutch next face the runner-up in Group C, either Australia or Germany.
The U.S. will play the Group A winner, most likely Italy. The Italians play on Sunday in Bologna against Sweden.
Also on Saturday, Croatia was 2-0 up against Argentina for its second win after losing its opener to Italy.
France defeated Belgium 2-1 in Group C, where Australia and Germany were already assured of reaching the final eight.
WATCH | Diallo falls to Djere in Davis Cup debut:
Dabrowski reaches Chennai Open doubles final
Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and her Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani took down the pair of Thailand's Peangtarn Plipuech and Moyuka Uchijima of Japan 6-3, 6-3 in their Chennai Open doubles semifinal match on Saturday in Pune, India.
The Ottawa native and her partner have yet to lose a game in the tournament, winning their opening match 6-4, 6-1 over Despina Papamichail of Greece and Britain's Katie Swan, then dispatching Karman Thandi and Rutuja Bhosale of India 6-0, 6-3 in the quarter-finals.
Montreal's Eugenie Bouchard and her Belgian partner Yanina Wickmayer fell to Blinkova and Dzalamidze in Friday's semifinal match.
Top seeds <a href="https://twitter.com/GabyDabrowski?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GabyDabrowski</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Luisa__Stefani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Luisa__Stefani</a> are through to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WTA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WTA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChennaiOpen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChennaiOpen</a> doubles finals with a 6-3 6-3 win over Peangtarn Plipuech/ Moyuka Uchijima in 61 minutes<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/chennaitennis?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#chennaitennis</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/acepodu?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#acepodu</a> <a href="https://t.co/aPDRsl9jGX">pic.twitter.com/aPDRsl9jGX</a>
—@chennaiopenwtaWith files from CBC Sports
