Felix Auger Aliassime secured Canada’s place in the Davis Cup Final 8 in Quebec City on September 19, 2026. He beat Arthur Rinderknech 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–4 to complete a 3–1 tie victory.
Canada had won both opening-day singles matches, but France’s Benjamin Bonzi and Pierre-Hugues Herbert won Saturday’s doubles 7–6(4), 6–3. Auger Aliassime returned for singles after that doubles defeat alongside Duncan Chan.
After losing the opening set, he won the second-set tiebreak. In the fourth game of the decider, he held with four consecutive aces; Tennis Canada counted 17 aces across the match.
His first break arrived at 4–4 in the third set, when he attacked Rinderknech’s second serve. He then held to finish. The report listed the Final 8 in Bologna for November 24–29.
