The Davis Cup effect as Finland sell 7,000 tickets in 48 hours for next tie against Portugal after Malaga semi-final run

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Sunday, 24 December 2023 at 23:00
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Davis Cup success has started paying dividends as Finland managed to sell as many as 7,000 tickets for their next tie against Portugal.

The Northern Europe country has had a great run in the 2023 Davis Cup where they were eventually knocked out in the semifinal after losing to Australia with a score of 2-0.

As per a post posted on the official account of the Finland Tennis Association on social media platform X—previously known as Twitter—they have managed to sell as many as 7,000 tickets for their next tie against Portugal which will be played in February 2024.

Finland was placed in Group D which consisted of the Netherlands, USA and Croatia. They ended up finishing second behind only the Dutch side. In the round of 16, the Finland side made a grand comeback after losing the first match and defeated Canada with a score of 2-1.

In the first match, Milos Raonic defeated Patrick Kaukovalta in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 7-5. Otto Virtanen then defeated Gabriel Diallo in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 7-5 to level the tie.

In the all-important decider in the doubles category, Virtanen and Harri Heliovaara defeated Alexis Galarneau and Vasek Pospisil in straight sets with a score of 7-5, 6-3.

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