Jordan Thompson and Alex de Minaur rallied for wins on Tuesday to lead Australia to a Davis Cup quarterfinal win over the Netherlands in Malaga, Spain.
Thompson came back to beat Tallon Griekspoor 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 before de Minaur sealed the series with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Botic van de Zandschulp.
With Australia up 2-0 in the best-of-three series, the doubles match was not contested.
“We’ve got a great team, a lot of belief and a lot of passion,” de Minaur said, per daviscup.com. “I’m very happy to win today. Every single one of these players on our team is going to play their heart out. We’ll do everything we can for our country.”
Thompson finished with a 16-3 edge in aces, and he had more winners (35-28) and fewer unforced errors (24-19) than Griekspoor.
de Minaur came through in the biggest points against van de Zandschulp, converting all three of his break-point opportunities and saving seven of the eight break points he faced.
Australia’s semifinal opponent will be either Croatia or host Spain, who square off on Wednesday.
The last two quarterfinals are scheduled for Thursday, with Italy opposing the United States and Germany facing Canada.
–Field Level Media
No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus began her title defense at the Mutua Madrid Open with a three-set win over Poland’s Magda Linette on Friday in Spain. Sabalenka won…
No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz began his quest for a three-peat at the Mutua Madrid Open by beating Alexander Shevchenko 6-2, 6-1 in just 68 minutes Friday in his native…
Five-time champion Rafael Nadal started his tournament strong as he sailed to a 6-1, 6-0 victory over 16-year-old wild card Darwin Blanch on Thursday in the opening round of the…
Defending champ Carlos Alcaraz returns from injury, wins in Madrid
Rafael Nadal posts easy win in first round in Madrid
Coco Gauff reaches Madrid third round with double bagel
Juncheng Shang wins nearly 4-hour battle vs. Corentin Moutet at Madrid