Canada defeats South Africa in Davis Cup tie
Posted September 16, 2012 1:12 pm.
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MONTREAL, QC (NEWS1130) – Milos Raonic cruised past South Africa’s Izak van der Merwe 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 to clinch a Canadian victory in their Davis Cup tie and secure Canada’s spot in the elite World Group.
Canada entered the final day of the best-of-five tie with a 2-1 lead and a pair of chances to close out a victory.
Raonic, the 15th-ranked player in the world, got off to a fast start as he earned a break in the first game of the match and cruised the rest of the way.
Canada finished off the tie with a straight sets victory from Frank Dancevic over Nik Scholtz, giving Canada a 4-1 win.
Raonic and Vasek Pospisil won their respective singles matches on Friday to get the Canadians off to a 2-0 lead. The doubles tandem of Pospisil and Daniel Nestor were unable to clinch the victory yesterday.
Canada will learn its World Group opponent early Wednesday morning, when the draw will be released in London.
Canada also appeared in the World Group earlier this year but lost to France in Vancouver.
