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Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard has been given a wild-card entry into the main draw of next month's season-opening ASB Classic.

The Swiss government says it will produce a 20 franc silver coin with tennis star Roger Federer's image on it. The "heads" side of the coin shows Federer playing a one-handed backhand.

A remarkable 2019 season will be remembered as the year when everything changed on the Canadian tennis scene.

Brayden Schnur gladly lists Canada's appearance in the Davis Cup final as one of the highlights of his season. Not getting to play in a match during the week-long team tournament didn't blemish the experience.

Roberto Bautista Agut delivered a big blow to Canada's hopes of capturing its first Davis Cup title, defeating Montreal teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Sunday to give Spain a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three final at Madrid.

Vasek Pospisil and Denis Shapovalov booked Canada a spot in the championship match at the Davis Cup Finals for the first time with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5) victory over Russia's Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev on Saturday in Madrid.

Here are the big takeaways from the Canadian men's tennis team's surprising run to the Davis Cup semis, and what to expect next.

Canada will face Russia in the semifinals of the Davis Cup Finals on Saturday after Russia squeaked by world No. 2 Novak Djokovic and Serbia with a 2-1 victory in their quarter-final on Friday.

Vasek Pospisil has recorded his third major upset for Canada at the Davis Cup Finals, giving his country an early lead in its quarterfinal today.

Canada will go with the same lineup as it tries to record its second win in a row and advance to the quarter-finals of the inaugural Davis Cup Finals.