Alex de Minaur has lead the Australian Davis Cup team to a 3-0 victory against Belgium in a round-robin tie at Hamburg.
“He came out in his debut and pulled a rabbit out of the hat,” De Minaur said. Australia faces France in its next round-robin tie on Thursday. “We couldn’t ask for a better start.” “I went out there and got the job done. “It feels great,” Kubler said. — Davis Cup (@DavisCup)
Alex de Minaur overcame David Goffin on Tuesday to give Australia an unassailable 2-0 lead in its Davis Cup Finals Group B clash against Belgium in Hamburg.
[Botic van de Zandschulp](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/botic-van-de-zandschulp/v812/overview) clinched victory for the Netherlands against Kazakhstan by rallying past [Alexander Bublik](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-bublik/bk92/overview) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in Glasgow. [Felix Auger-Aliassime](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/felix-auger-aliassime/ag37/overview) lost his singles match on Tuesday, but Canada found a way past South Korea 2-1. The top two teams in each group will advance to the knock-out stage. [Diego Schwartzman](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/diego-schwartzman/sm37/overview) 6-2, 6-2 in one hour and 38 minutes. [JiSung Nam](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jisung-nam/n652/overview) and [MinKyu Song](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/minkyu-song/sn70/overview) 7-5, 5-7, 6-3. In a hard-fought clash, the 26-year-old recovered from squandering match points on Baez’s serve at 5-2 and 5-4 in the third set, eventually holding his nerve in the tie-break to record his win. Earlier in the day, [Tallon Griekspoor](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tallon-griekspoor/gj37/overview) battled past [Mikhail Kukushkin](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mikhail-kukushkin/k926/overview) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. The World No. The 29-year-old won 64 per cent (14/22) of his second-serve points and twice rallied from a break down in the third set to triumph after two hours and nine minutes. [Elias Ymer](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/elias-ymer/y218/overview) and [Mikael Ymer](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mikael-ymer/y268/overview) ensured Sweden made a winning start against Argentina in Group A in Bologna. In the last match of the tie, [Matthew Ebden](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/matthew-ebden/e690/overview) and [Max Purcell](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/max-purcell/ph71/overview) downed [Sander Gille](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sander-gille/gd32/overview) and [Joran Vliegen](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/joran-vliegen/v895/overview) 6-1, 6-3 to secure a 3-0 victory for Australia. [Jason Kubler](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jason-kubler/kb95/overview) defeated [Zizou Bergs](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/zizou-bergs/bu13/overview) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4.
We preview the opening tie of the Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals Group Stage in Hamburg, with Belgium facing Australia at 2pm CET.
“The belief is always there, we will all try and do what we can to be at our best,” he said. I feel we have a really strong team and with Jason [Kubler] also potentially making his debut, and both getting our numbers, it is special. “Playing the Olympic Games last year, it showed me how much it meant to represent my country. He will claim sole ownership of fourth place on the list for most Davis Cup match-wins by a Belgian player, ahead of Patrick Hombergen, if he wins at least one match this week. “I have been itching every tie to see if my name gets picked and luckily enough it has here. There are two Australians in line to make their competition debuts.
Jason Kubler and Alex de Minaur gave the Australians an unassailable 2-0 lead on Tuesday with singles wins before Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell teamed up ...
We were up 2-0 and then put the nail in the coffin. Hewitt added: “France have got a very good team and can pick anyone to play singles and doubles. Hewitt said: “He (Kokkinakis) was a little under the weather the past days but we had great confidence in Kubler. I was able to play loose and make sure I was going to make it tough for him.” “We had a team meeting to decide who was going to play. We have a great team and coaches. I have to prepare my team. They had a break point in the second and that was the crucial point. To finish my debut after being a break down in the third, I’m very happy. “We have five players here who are constantly pushing each other. Asked how it felt to win his first Davis Cup match, he said: “It feels great. Kubler, 29, is a former world junior No.1 whose career has been blighted by knee injuries.
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Break points came and went in both the third and fifth games as Paul remained resilient. Momentum continued to shift from either side of the court until Paul regained the lead at 5-4. Paul showed brilliant hands around the net to overturn three break points at 1-1, but on the fourth time of asking, the Brit finished him off with a drive volley.
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