Day 1 of the 2023 Davis Cup Finals couldn't have been more exciting. With the Martín Carpena de Malaga as a backdrop, The Finnish duo Harri Heliovaara and Otto Virtanen won the decisive match.either of the Davis Cup quarter-final series against Canadians Alexis Galarneau and Vasek Pospisil (7-5 and 6-3)so Finland reached the semi-finals for the first time in its history in the Davis Cupthus certifying the first big surprise of the tournament, since the team which had won the Salad Bowl in 2022 falls.
This is how things are. The Nordic tennis team defied the odds by overthrowing the current Davis Cup championCanada, tied where Otto Virtanen, world number 171, became his country's hero. Virtanen, number one in his team after shoulder discomfort which prevented Emil Ruusuvuori from playing, He was in charge of the evening of the series during the match against Gabriel Diallo.which was the longest of the first day with a duration of one hour and 45 minutes.
The score being tied, it was the doubles victory of Harri Heliovaara and Otto Virtanen against the Canadians Alexis Galarneau and Vasek Pospisil (7-5 and 6-3) which ended up sowing delirium among the Finnish supporters. It was almost 10:00 p.m. when this historic victory was certifiedthe one that puts Finland in the first Davis semi-final in its history.
Coming from behind during the quarter-final result, The triumph of Canadian Milos Raonic over Patrick Kaukovalta in two sets (6-3 and 7-5) during the first match of the series remained an anecdote.. The return of the tennis veteran who was world number three, quarter-finalist at Roland-Garros or finalist at Wimbledon in 2016 was the only joy for Canada, who proved the difficulty of reigning regularly in this competition; so much that the current champions leave without seeing their star, Feliz Auger-Aliassime, on the trackwith whom some physical ailments He had been reserved thinking about the dispute of a hypothetical semi-final.
Finland's next rival
For Finland, it is now time to continue dreaming of the semi-final. After making history, they already know it In the next match, they will have to face the Czech Republic or Australia.quarter-final which will be played this Wednesday, November 22, from 4:00 p.m. The semi-final is scheduled for Friday 24 at 4:00 p.m.
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