MALAGA — Milos Raonic and Gabriel Diallo will get the singles match assignments for Canada’s quarterfinal tie towards Finland immediately on the Davis Cup.
A Tennis Canada spokesman says Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime, who clinched the victory for Canada in final yr’s ultimate towards Australia, will not be obtainable on account of a lower-body challenge.
Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., will open towards Patrick Kaukovalta on the Martin Carpena Area, whereas Diallo, from Montreal, will play Otto Virtanen.
Vasek Pospisil of Vernon, B.C., and Alexis Galarneau of Laval, Que., are tabbed to play doubles towards Harri Heliovaara and Patrik Niklas-Salminen.
Auger-Aliassime is the lone Canadian singles participant within the top-100 of the world rankings at No. 29.
The winner of the Canada-Finland matchup will play Czechia or Australia in Friday’s semifinals. The ultimate is scheduled for Sunday.
