- Hosts win 30-minute tie-break in decisive doubles tie
- Australia secure 2-1 win to advance to semi-finals
Dan Evans won the match of his life in Sydney on Thursday, beating Alex de Minaur 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), but on a day of fever-pitch tennis, it was not enough to lever Great Britain into the semi-finals of the inaugural ATP Cup.
After Evans had levelled the tie at one-all, the Australian captain, Lleyton Hewitt, gambled on a last-minute switch in the deciding doubles and sent out leg-weary de Minaur and Nick Kyrgios to play together for the first time, replacing John Peers and Chris Guccione, and they repaid his faith by beating Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury, themselves a doubles item for only the fourth time, 3-6, 6-3 (18-16).
Written by Kevin Mitchell at Ken Rosewall Arena
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/09/australia-edge-great-britain-in-atp-cup-quarter-final-thriller under the title “Australia edge Great Britain in ATP Cup quarter-final tie-break thriller”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
