Canada went on to the 2026 Davis Cup qualifications with a 4-0 win over Israel played in a best-of-Five draw played in an empty Halifax stadium in the midst of protests.
Liam Draxl from Newmarket, Ont. And Cleeve Harper from Calgary came back from a set to beat Jordan Hasson and OFEK Shimanov 5-7, 6-0, 6-4 in the first game of Saturday.
Singles wins on Friday through Draxl and Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo On Friday, the Doubles victory marked the progress of Canada from the World Group 1 stage and to the qualifications of next year for the Main Davis Cup Tournament.
With the victory assured, Canada chose to World No. 35 Diallo to be replaced by Harper for a singles match with Orel Kimhi. Harper, who played in his first Davis Cup-equal game, completed the Canadian Sweep with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory.
Draxl was planned to secure the draw with a match against Daniel Cukierman if necessary, but the match was not played.
Tennis Canada called earlier this week to hold the competitions without present spectators or media, stating safety problems that were marked according to the local authorities and security agencies.
The streets around the Halifax Common Park were closed for about an hour on Saturday when a few hundred protesters sang, sang and waved signs against the actions of Israel in Gaza and the western Jordoever.
People with a banner made from a tennis network stating: “Don’t Play Ball” led the demonstration.
Some signs have denounced Halifax mayor Andy Filmore to have the event take place. Friday’s matches were also protested.
About 400 Canadian athletes and academics, including Olympic runner Moh Ahmed, had previously insisted Tennis Canada to cancel the matches.
Earlier this week, the Center for Israel and Jewish cases said it was disappointed that the event had to be closed to fans. It referred to the demonstrators as extremists who ‘silenced thousands of fans … who simply wanted to proudly show their country’.
The leading authority in the world on food crises stated in August’s feature in Gaza City, after months of warnings by auxiliary groups that the limitations of Israel of food and other aid to Gaza caused hunger among Palestinian citizens.
Earlier this month, the largest professional organization of scientists who study genocide said that Israel commits genocide in Gaza.
– With files from the Associated Press and Darren Calabrese in Halifax.
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