Canada’s Félix Auger Aliassime hits a return during a Davis Cup group stage match against Britain’s Jack Draper, in Manchester, England, on Sept. 15.Mike Egerton/The Associated Press
Canada will meet three-time champion Germany in the Davis Cup quarter-finals in Malaga, Spain this November.
Canada secured a berth in the quarter-finals – also called The Final 8 Knockout Stage – with a 2-1 win over Britain last weekend in Manchester, England.
World No. 21 Félix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal anchored a five-player squad that included Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., Gabriel Diallo of Montreal, Alexis Galarneau of Laval, Que., and Vasek Pospisil of Vernon, B.C.
The eight-team draw for the quarter-finals was completed Thursday at International Tennis Federation headquarters.
Defending champion Italy will play Argentina, the United States will meet Australia and Spain will take on the Netherlands. Schedule specifics have yet to be released but the Final 8 will be played Nov. 19-24.
Tim Puetz and Kevin Krawietz were unbeaten in doubles play last week to help Germany reach the quarter-finals. The country’s top singles player – second-ranked Alex Zverev – did not play.
The Canadians defeated Germany in the quarter-finals en route to their lone Davis Cup title in 2022. Germany won titles in 1988, ‘89 and ‘93.