Tough to consider them legitimate if they win this whole thing - Andy Roddick questions Team Canada s inclusion at the Davis Cup Finals after losing in qualifying earlier this year × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Tennis Davis Cup 2022 News

Tough to consider them legitimate if they win this whole thing - Andy Roddick questions Team Canada s inclusion at the Davis Cup Finals after losing in qualifying earlier this year

By Gautam Chauhan Modified 21 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Andy Roddick questioned Canada's place after they qualified for last eight of Davis Cup. Former World No. 1 Andy Roddick has questioned Canada's inclusion in the Davis Cup finals in the aftermath of the team qualifying for the quarterfinal stage. Canada was able to qualify after Felix Auger Aliassime stunned US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2 on Friday night in Group B of Davis Cup 2022, helping them win the tie against Spain 2-1. Earlier during the Davis Cup 2022 qualifiers, Canada lost to the Netherlands 4-0 at The Hague in March. However, they were allowed to re-enter the tournament when Russia was banned from the competition due to their invasion of Ukraine. On Monday, Roddick openly wondered how a team can qualify despite losing in the same event. The American wrote a host of tweets on his account to question the qualifying criteria in the Davis Cup. "Canada was given a wildcard into this round after losing to qualify for this stage ….. tough to consider them legitimate if they win this whole thing," Roddick wrote. andyroddick@andyroddick@Tennis @DavisCupFinals @felixtennis Canada was given a wildcard into this round after losing to qualify for this stage ….. tough to consider them legitimate if they win this whole thing tenniscanada.com/news/canada-de…546@Tennis @DavisCupFinals @felixtennis Canada was given a wildcard into this round after losing to qualify for this stage ….. tough to consider them legitimate if they win this whole thing tenniscanada.com/news/canada-de… When one Canadian fan questioned Andy Roddick on whether all wildcard players were not legitimate, the American pointed out that it isn't customary to get wildcards in events that a player or team has already lost their tie in. "Yes. Not in a tournament they’ve already lost in. People don’t typically get a wildcard into the third round of an event that they’ve already lost in the first round of," Andy Roddick stated in his tweet. andyroddick@andyroddick@DenniseP101 @Tennis @DavisCupFinals @felixtennis Yes. Not in a tournament they’ve already lost in. People don’t typically get a wildcard into the third round of an event that they’ve already lost in the first round of.9@DenniseP101 @Tennis @DavisCupFinals @felixtennis Yes. Not in a tournament they’ve already lost in. People don’t typically get a wildcard into the third round of an event that they’ve already lost in the first round of.

Could be any team with the same circumstances I actually love watching Felix play - Andy Roddick

Felix Auger Aliassime in action at Davis Cup. Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Twitter users didn't take too well to Andy Roddick's criticism of the Davis Cup format and the inclusion of Canadians. Some of them even claimed that the American had a bias against Canadians. However, Roddick refuted the allegations and stated that he loved watching Felix Auger-Aliassime play. The former US Open champion also claimed he would've pointed out the inconsistency even if any other team was involved in the same situation. "Definitely not," Roddick replied. "Could be any team with the same circumstances. I actually love watching Felix play and he comes off as a really good dude. More knowing how many tough losses we took in DCup before we won it. Just seems off." andyroddick@andyroddick@GCampbellll @Tennis @DavisCupFinals @felixtennis Definitely not. Could be any team w same circumstance. I actually love watching Felix play and he comes off as a really good dude. More knowing how many tough losses we took in DCup before we won it. Just seems off.15@GCampbellll @Tennis @DavisCupFinals @felixtennis Definitely not. Could be any team w same circumstance. I actually love watching Felix play and he comes off as a really good dude. More knowing how many tough losses we took in DCup before we won it. Just seems off. Felix Auger-Aliassime has been in decent form lately, and has a 37-22 record in the ongoing season. The Canadian Davis Cup team will play in the quarterfinals of the event in Malaga from 22-27 November. Also check out:- Davis Cup 2022 Schedule Poll : Is Canada's re-entering the Davis Cup finals 2022 fair on other teams? No Yes 79 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Keshav Gopalan × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी