Liam Draxl defeated Lucas Reis da Silva 6-3, 6-3 in 75 minutes on Friday at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre at the University of British Columbia, giving Canada an early advantage in its Davis Cup Qualifier against Brazil. Draxl broke Reis da Silva's serve three times to secure the straight-set victory, according to El-Balad.
How the day unfolded
Canada and Brazil split the opening singles matches in the best-of-five format. Draxl's win offset a loss in the other singles encounter, leaving the tie level after the first day of competition at the UBC venue.
What comes next
On Saturday, Draxl will partner with Cleeve Harper in doubles against Brazil's Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos. Diallo is scheduled to face Reis da Silva again in singles as the series continues.