Davis Cup: Australia beats Croatia 2-1 to reach final

Davis Cup: Australia beats Croatia 2-1 to reach final

MALAGA, Spain – Australia had to fight back twice to reach its first Davis Cup final in 19 years after beating Croatia 2-1.Lleyton Hewitt’s team recovered from losing the first singles. Then the Australian doubles pair battled back from a set down in the decider.Australia won its 28th and last title in 2003. It has finally got back to the final.“I am so proud. Australia has a really rich history in this competition,” said Hewitt, who played a re…

Davis Cup: Australia produce stunning fightback to reach final

An Australia team notably sans Nick Kyrgios pulled off a remarkable recovery to reach the Davis Cup final.The Lleyton Hewitt skippered Aussies came back from a match behind, and later a set down in the deciding doubles match to triumph in the semi-final tie.The pairing of Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell sealed the deal for Australia winning 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-4 against an accomplished doubles team in Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic.Playing bold aggress…