Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has forced a third set against world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in Davis Cup play.
After losing the first set in a tiebreak, Auger-Aliassime took the second set 6-4 against the U.S. Open champ.
Canada is down 1-0 to host Spain in the tie after Vasek Pospisil lost 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to Roberto Bautista Agut on Friday.
Pospisil, ranked 141st in the world, surprised Bautista Agut in the first set before the world No. 21 fought back.
Bautista Agut broke Pospisil to take a 3-2 lead in the third set and held on from there.
Canada (1-0 in group stage play) needs Auger-Aliassime to beat Alcaraz to force a winner-take-all doubles match.
Spain (1-0) and Canada lead Group B with Serbia (1-1) and South Korea (0-2) trailing.
The top two countries after the round-robin advance to the Davis Cup Finals in November.
Canada, which beat South Korea on Tuesday, faces Serbia on Saturday.
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