Australia defeated the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup and reached the semi-finals in Malaga. After a lost singles and a comeback by Alex De Minaur, the doubles decided the game in favor of the Australians, who ultimately won 2-1.
In the round of the last four on Friday awaits Finland, who surprisingly beat defending champions Canada 2-1 on Tuesday evening and reached a Davis Cup semi-final for the first time.
Tomas Machac opened the duel between the Czech Republic and Australia with a 6:4, 7:5 against Jordan Thompson. Jiri Lehecka then had De Minaur, number twelve in the world, on the verge of defeat, but lost 6:4, 6:7 (2:7), 5:7. In the doubles, Lehecka, alongside Adam Pavlasek, lost to the Australians Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell 4:6, 5:7.
In the last two quarter-finals on Thursday, the Serbs led by dominator Novak Djokovic will face Great Britain (4 p.m.) and Italy will face the Netherlands (10 a.m.). The final takes place on Sunday (4 p.m./all DAZN and ServusTV On).
The German team missed qualifying for the final round of the best eight teams this year.
2023-11-22 22:43:59
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