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.

Fabian Marozsan defeated Alexis Galarneau to give Hungary a 1-0 lead over Canada at the Davis Cup men's team tennis tournament on Saturday.

Gabriel Diallo is back home and tasked with leading Canada once again. With top Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov absent, Diallo headlines this weekend's squad for a Davis Cup tie against Hungary.

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MONTREAL – Canada prevailed in a must-win doubles match to stay alive at the Davis Cup on Sunday.  Vasek Pospisil of Vernon, B.C., and Liam Draxl of Newmarket, Ont., defeated Hungary’s Mate

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

Alexis Galarneau cherished the opportunity to complete an epic comeback for Canada in front of his hometown crowd.