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TORONTO -- Canadas tennis ranks are getting some reinforcements, but possibly not in time for a high-profile Davis Cup match against Spain. A Tennis Canada spokesman has confirmed that Jesse Levine is applying to tennis authorities to represent Canada rather than the U.S. The 25-year-old Levine, currently ranked 104th in the world, was born in Ottawa but moved to the U.S. when he was 13. The ATP lists his residence as Boca Raton, Fla. "Hes been on our radar for a while," said Louis-Philippe Dorais, Tennis Canadas director of communications and marketing. "But now its pretty much for sure hell be representing Canada from now on." Levine has petitioned the International Tennis Federation to represent Canada. "Its just a matter of timing," Dorais said. "As far as will he be eligible to play Davis Cup for us in February, probably not. But for the rest, its pretty much a formality that hell be representing Canada from now on." Canada, seeded 12th, hosts top-ranked Spain in Vancouver Feb. 1-3 in a first-round World Group match. Based on current rankings, Levine would be the countrys second-ranked player behind Milos Raonic (No. 13). Vasek Pospisil is currently No. 2 with a ranking of No. 125. Levine is headed to the Australian Open in January after winning a wild card by defeating Robby Ginepri 6-0, 6-2, 6-1 in a U.S. Tennis Association playoff. He teamed up with Michael Shabaz to win the junior doubles title at Wimbledon in 2005, when he reached a career-high No. 14 in the junior rankings. Levine turned heads in one year at the University of Florida before moving to the pro ranks in 2007. That year he spent 10 weeks training in Dubai with Swiss star Roger Federer, according to the ATP. The five-foot-nine 150-pounder has won US$264,222 this year on the ATP Tour and $867,967 over his career. His career-high ranking was 69th in January. Wholesale Soccer Jerseys . Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland remained the overall leader for a fourth straight day. The cyclists, who opened in Belgium, completed a 197-kilometre ride from Orchies that featured five small climbs to an uphill finish in the fishing port of Boulogne-sur-Mer. Wholesale MLB Jerseys . Matt Ryan ran and threw for touchdowns to give Atlanta a double-digit lead in the first half, and the Falcons held on to win 23-16 in Detroit on Sunday. http://elevatedcolor.com/hot.html .C. -- Michael Jordans Bobcats are the NBAs most surprising team so far this season.Vancouvers Filip Peliwo defeated Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan (6-4, 6-0) at the U.S. Open on Saturday to advance to his fourth junior Grand Slam boys singles final of the season. The 18-year-old becomes the first player since Stefan Edberg in 1983 to reach all four junior Major singles finals in the same year at the Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon, and now the U.S. Open. Peliwo will play Liam Broady of Great Britain in Sundayys final.dddddddddddd Peliwo won his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in July, making Canadian tennis history along with Eugenie Bouchard (Westmount, QC) who swept the girls singles and doubles titles at the All-England Club.       Broady has won both previous meetings against Peliwo, including last week in the semifinals of the National Bank International Junior Tennis Open in Repentigny. ' ' '