Summary

  • 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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  1. game, set and match

    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!

    NadalImage source, Reuters
  2. Match pointpublished at 20:16 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Spain 6-3 6-6 (8-7) Canada*

    And now it's a third championship point for Spain!

  3. Tie-breakpublished at 20:16 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    *Spain 6-3 6-6 (7-7) Canada

    Bosh. Rafael Nadal ups the tempo and the volume to slap down a forehand winner.

  4. Set point Canadapublished at 20:15 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    *Spain 6-3 6-6 (6-7) Canada

    Rafa Nadal hooks a forehand high into the sky and now it's set point Canada.

  5. Tie-breakpublished at 20:14 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Spain 6-3 6-6 (6-6) Canada*

    Denis Shapovalov punishes a loose return to fend off two championship points.

  6. Tie-breakpublished at 20:14 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    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.

  7. Match pointspublished at 20:12 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    *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.

  8. Tie-breakpublished at 20:11 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    *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.

  9. Postpublished at 20:10 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Gigi Salmon
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra at Caja Magica

    There are a lot of relieved-looking people in the Spanish camp.

  10. Tie-breakpublished at 20:10 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    Spain 6-3 6-6 (4-3) Canada*

    Frustration for the Canadian team as Shapovalov whips a forehand into the tape.

  11. Tie-breakpublished at 20:08 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    *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.

  12. Tie-breakpublished at 20:07 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    *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.

  13. Tie-breakpublished at 20:06 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    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.

    nadalImage source, AFP
  14. Tie-breakpublished at 20:04 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    *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.

  15. Postpublished at 20:03 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    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.

  16. Postpublished at 20:02 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    *Spain 6-3 5-6 Canada

    And another! Sublime from the youngster. 30-30.

  17. Postpublished at 20:01 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    *Spain 6-3 5-6 Canada

    A dipping, kicking ace, before Denis Shapovalov strikes back with a slapped down-the-line winner. 30-15.

  18. Postpublished at 20:00 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    *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.

  19. Postpublished at 19:58 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    *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...

  20. Postpublished at 19:56 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2019

    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.