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Diallo Upset as Brazil, Canada Split Davis Cup Qualifier Opening Matches
Canada and Brazil compete in a best-of-five Davis Cup tie with the winner advancing to September qualifiers; a ceremony honors Canadian Vasek Pospisil's retirement.
- On Feb. 6, 2026, Canada split its opening singles after Gabriel Diallo lost to Gustavo Heide at the Douglas Mitchell Thunderbird Arena in Vancouver.
- The format, best-of-five, sets high stakes for both teams as the winner advances to the Davis Cup Qualifiers Second Round in September against France or Slovakia.
- Diallo, Montreal native, ranked 39th, lost to Gustavo Heide in a two hour, 42-minute match that featured key tiebreaks, despite strong serve numbers.
- Brazil’s win gives the visitors momentum heading into Saturday, while Canadian captain Frank Dancevic said his team can regroup and focus match by match.
- On Saturday a ceremony will honour Canadian tennis veteran Vasek Pospisil, marking Vancouver’s first Davis Cup tie since 2015 and the first Canada vs. Brazil meeting since 2007.
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Canada splits Davis Cup qualifier opening matches with Brazil
VANCOUVER — He expected a dogfight, but Gabriel Diallo didn’t think he would be the one bitten. The 24-year-old from Montreal, ranked 39th in the world, lost to No. 253-ranked Gustavo Heide 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-7 (3) as Canada split its opening singles matches against Brazil in Friday’s first round of Davis Cup Qualifiers. In the evening’s first match, Liam Draxl of Newmarket, Ont., ranked 145th, defeated 207th-ranked Lucas Reis da Silva, 6-3, 6-3 in…
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