Pospisil puts Canada through against Japan in Davis Cup

Canada punched their Davis Cup 4半期/4分の1-final ticket as Vasek Pospisil (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 Go Soeda in straight 始める,決めるs in the 決定的な fifth match of their World Group first-一連の会議、交渉/完成する tie.

Pospisil, 階級d 62nd in the world, on Sunday 解雇する/砲火/射撃d 14 エースs in his 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Soeda, who was 草案d for (テニスなどの)シングルス 義務 in place of Tatsuma Ito, who fell to Milos Raonic in straight 始める,決めるs to open the tie on Friday.

The Canadian needed just one hour and 49 minutes to subdue Soeda, after world number four Kei Nishikori had kept Japanese hopes alive with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 勝利,勝つ over Raonic.

Canada's Vasek Pospisil returns against Japan's  Go Soeda during their Davis Cup match in Vancouver, on March 8, 2015

Canada's Vasek Pospisil returns against Japan's Go Soeda during their Davis Cup match in Vancouver, on March 8, 2015 ?Don MacKinnon (AFP)

"It was very 競争の激しい and a big fight for both of us," Raoni c said. "It comes 負かす/撃墜する to a few points here and there."

Nishikori, the 2014 US Open 走者-up needed three hours and four minutes to stretch his career 長,率いる-to-長,率いる 記録,記録的な/記録する over the sixth-階級d Canadian to 5-2.

"It is never 平易な but I was really enjoying the match today," Nishikori said.

Canada, who had lost six 事前の Davis Cup 会合s with Japan, next 直面する Belgium, who 除去するd Switzerland in Liege as the 支えるもの/所有者s made do without 星/主役にするs Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka.

Canada are trying to 改善する on their best Davis Cup showing to date, a 2013 run to the 半分-決勝戦 where they fell to Serbia in ベオグラード.

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