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Vasek Pospisil will be the beginning, middle and end of Canada's Davis Cup tie vs. Colombia
When you have an exceptional No. 1 singles player, as Canada's Davis Cup team does with Milos Raonic, you almost take for granted he will win both his singles matches – especially against a country that can't boast the same quality.
Canada's opponent in the Davis Cup World Group Playoff tie in Halifax, N.S. this weekend, Colombia, falls into that category.
But it takes three rubbers to clinch a Davis Cup tie, so the decider is very much in the hands of Canadian No. 2 Vasek Pospisil.
The 24-year-old from Vancouver kicks off the tie, is a crucial piece of the doubles puzzle on Saturday, and would have the outcome squarely in his hands if it comes down to a fifth and deciding rubber on Sunday.
After the draw was made Thursday morning, it was determined that Pospisil would play first on Friday against Colombian No. 1 Santiago Giraldo. After that, comes Raonic vs. the surprise Colombian No. 2, Alejandro Gonzalez.
Gonzalez was a late substitution for the expected No. 2, veteran lefty Alejandro Falla, out with a shoulder injury.
The doubles Saturday has Pospisil and Daniel Nestor against the experienced team of Juan Sebastian Cabal and (Montreal-born) Robert Farah. Unlike many doubles lineups, in which the captains insert the names of the two remaining players on the four-man squads who aren't listed for singles and often upgrade them before the match begins, this one is unlikely to change – unless, in the worst-case scenario, Pospisil has to go five sets in his singles on Friday or comes up with an injury.
The reverse singles Sunday will have the two No. 1s playing each other, Raonic and Giraldo, followed by the two No. 2s, Pospisil and Gonzalez.
Davis Cup is designed that way; if it comes down to a fifth and deciding rubber, it's not the star of the team who decides it but the supporting player – unless, of course, you're Switzerland, in which case your No. 2 is Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka.
Here is the obligatory press-release quote from Canadian captain Martin Laurendeau:
“Halifax has been a very welcoming host this week and we are looking forward to getting the tie started and playing in front of a great crowd of Canadian fans. Now that the draw is done, we are ready for the weekend and feel confident about our team. Though we know Colombia will be fighting hard to make history for their country, we feel we belong in the World Group and will do whatever it takes to stay there.”
Friday's singles get under way at 2 p.m. ET. The Saturday doubles and Sunday reverse singles start at 1 p.m. ET.
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