Canada defeats Australia for first Davis Cup title

Singles wins by Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov clinched Canada's first-ever Davis Cup championship on Sunday against Australia in Malaga, Spain.

Shapovalov opened the action with a 6-2, 6-4 victory against Thanasi Kokkinakis and Auger-Aliassime followed up with a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Alex De Minaur. That gave Canada an unassailable 2-0 lead.

"The emotions are tough to describe," Auger-Aliassime said, per Davis