Davis Cup heavyweights Australia and the United States eased through the first qualifying round on Saturday but Britain were knocked out as Japan hit back from 2-1 down to win 3-2, while Denmark staged a dramatic comeback to overcome Serbia.

France and Spain both won their doubles rubbers to ease through the first qualifying round of the Davis Cup on Sunday, while Canada need to overturn a 2-0 deficit to progress.

Pospisil came up clutch several times in his final Davis Cup match. He hit a backhand return down the line to convert a break-point opportunity in the second set, held off Hungary with his serve and hit an ace on match point. He isn’t sure what the future holds, but feels confident this time is right to call it quits

Canada is ranked third in the Davis Cup standings, while Hungary is 22nd. But top Canadians Félix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal and Denis Shapovalov are unavailable this weekend. N