Game, set and match - Spain win Davis Cuppublished at 20:17 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019
Spain 6-3 7-6 (9-7) Canada
Got it!
Denis Shapovalov fires a forehand into the net, Rafael Nadal drops to the floor.
Spain have won the Davis Cup!
Spain beat Canada 2-0 in Davis Cup final in Madrid
Rafael Nadal beats Denis Shapovalov 6-3 7-6 (9-7) in second singles rubber to seal title
Earlier Roberto Bautista Agut beat Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (7-3) 6-3
Spain, who beat GB in semis on Saturday, last won the Davis Cup in 2011
It was Canada's first appearance in the Davis Cup final
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Alex Bysouth
Spain 6-3 7-6 (9-7) Canada
Got it!
Denis Shapovalov fires a forehand into the net, Rafael Nadal drops to the floor.
Spain have won the Davis Cup!
Spain 6-3 6-6 (8-7) Canada*
And now it's a third championship point for Spain!
*Spain 6-3 6-6 (7-7) Canada
Bosh. Rafael Nadal ups the tempo and the volume to slap down a forehand winner.
*Spain 6-3 6-6 (6-7) Canada
Rafa Nadal hooks a forehand high into the sky and now it's set point Canada.
Spain 6-3 6-6 (6-6) Canada*
Denis Shapovalov punishes a loose return to fend off two championship points.
Spain 6-3 6-6 (6-5) Canada*
Wow!
Denis Shapovalov looked gone, but somehow finds a winner down the line to shock Rafael Nadal.
Canada are hanging in there.
*Spain 6-3 6-6 (6-4) Canada
Ace.
Set point. Match point. Championship point.
Two chances for Rafael Nadal to clinch the Davis Cup for Spain.
*Spain 6-3 6-6 (5-4) Canada
Shapovalov waits for the ball to bounce just over the net and hammers it back beyond Nadal.
But then the 20-year-old hooks a backhand wide.
Gigi Salmon
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra at Caja Magica
There are a lot of relieved-looking people in the Spanish camp.
Spain 6-3 6-6 (4-3) Canada*
Frustration for the Canadian team as Shapovalov whips a forehand into the tape.
*Spain 6-3 6-6 (3-3) Canada
Shapovalov is hunting down every ball, but only finds the red and yellow wall of Nadal at the net as the Spaniard levels up before the change of ends.
*Spain 6-3 6-6 (2-3) Canada
Shapovalov slips, and in doing so drags his forehand long. A let off for Nadal. The Canadian thunders down an ace and it catches the line. Tense.
Spain 6-3 6-6 (1-2) Canada*
Rafa Nadal punches long. Now he'll challenge it... it looked long, and was - again by the narrowest margin. No mistake about the next volleyed winner.
*Spain 6-3 6-6 (0-1) Canada
Ooh. A call overruled at the last moment. Shapovalov will challenge - and will be glad he did!
Out, by a hair.
Spain 6-3 6-6 (0-0) Canada*
Shapovalov cries in frustration. He felt he had Nadal on the ropes, but can only find the guts of the net from behind the baseline. Rafa follows up with an overhead winner.
We're heading to a tie-break.
*Spain 6-3 5-6 Canada
And another! Sublime from the youngster. 30-30.
*Spain 6-3 5-6 Canada
A dipping, kicking ace, before Denis Shapovalov strikes back with a slapped down-the-line winner. 30-15.
*Spain 6-3 5-6 Canada
Rafa to serve to stay in the set...
He wrong-foots his opponent with a grunting forehand winner. That's 15-0.
*Spain 6-3 5-6 Canada
Power and precision from Rafael Nadal as he goes after the Canadian. But then the Spaniard wraps one into the gauze. A big hold. They all are at this stage...
Spain 6-3 5-5 Canada*
Denis Shapovalov accelerates to 30-0 but then skews a volley wide. He's flying through these points... Rafael Nadal challenges a serve but it's good. 40-15.