Davis Cup finals 2019: Canada beat Australia to reach semi-finals
- From the section Tennis
Canada will face either Russia or Serbia in Saturday's Davis Cup semi-finals after a 2-1 win over Australia.
The match came down to a deciding doubles where Vasek Pospisil and Denis Shapovalov secured Canada's passage with a 6-4 6-4 win over John Peers and Jordan Thompson.
Pospisil put his country in front with a 7-6 6-4 victory over Australia's John Millman.
Alex de Minaur levelled the tie with a 3-6 6-3 7-5 win over Shapovalov.
Earlier, Novak Djokovic ensured Serbia moved into the last as Group A winners with a straight-set victory over France's Benoit Paire. The world number two won 6-3 6-3 after team-mate Filip Krajinovic overcame Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5 7-6 (7-5) earlier.
Serbia's tie against Russia takes place from 09:30 GMT.
Germany beat Chile 2-1 to win Group C and set up a last-eight tie with Great Britain on Friday (16:30 GMT), and Spain face Argentina in Friday's other quarter-final.
Scheduled start times of both sessions have been moved forward 30 minutes after late finishes earlier this week, with a tie between Italy and USA concluding at 4:04am local time on Thursday.
