The Russian national tennis team lost Canada in the Davis Cup semifinals

The Russian tennis team lost to Canadians with a score of 1: 2 in the semifinals of the Davis Cup in Madrid. It is reported by Interfax.

After single matches, the score was 1: 1. In the first match, Russian Andrei Rublev defeated the Canadian Vasya Vasyk with a score of 6: 4, 6: 4. In the second game, Karen Khachanov lost to Denis Shapovalov - 4: 6, 6: 4, 4: 6. In the decisive pair of Khachanov and Rublev, they could not beat Shapovalov and schew - 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 7 (5: 7).

In the final of the tournament on Sunday, the Canadian team will play with the winner of the Spain - Great Britain, which will take place later on Saturday.

The Davis Cup has been held annually since 1900. The record holder for the number of victories in the tournament is the US team (32). The Russians won the Davis Cup twice - in 2002 and 2006. The current winner of the tournament is Croats.