'Utter disgrace' led to Canada's Davis Cup win

Instead of giving the spot to a winner from the second-tier World Group I, Canada was given a reprieve as the highest ranked losing nation."What an utter disgrace," Australian legend Todd Woodbridge tweeted when the decision was announced in March."Just can't fathom how far this great competition has sunk.

"Instead of rewarding a country that actually had a win in their opening tie from World Group I, Canada are given a free ride into the finals."Where's the legitimacy of having a country that has already lost going through to the finals, ahead of Chile, who were the top-ranked winners in World Group I?"

The 2003 US Open champion, Andy Roddick, said at the time that it would be "tough to consider them legitimate" if they went on to win.ties, also took aim at the overhaul of the tournament that took place in 2019, changing the historic event from a series of home-and-away ties to a round-robin format amongst the finalists.

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