Canada beat the United States in the Davis Cup for the first time on Tuesday, defeating the Americans 2-0 on the second day of competition, and ending a run of 15 straight losses.

Vasek Pospisil edged Reilly Opelka 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7) and Denis Shapovalov defeated Taylor Fritz 7-6 (6), 6-3 to give the Canadians the lead in Group F of the inaugural Davis Cup Finals.

It was Canada’s first win in 16 meetings with the United States in the 119-year-old competition, although the teams had not played since 1965. The Americans had lost only three matches in total against their neighbors in the previous 15 meetings.

After 15 losses, Canada beats US for 1st time in Davis Cup

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