Tennis: Doubles pairing Matt Ebden and John Peers led the way for Australia with a win sending them to the second round of the Davis Cup.
Aussies seal second rd spot in Davis Cup | 01:41 Australia has rolled past Sweden in Stockholm to progress through to the second round of the Davis Cup, as Olympic gold medallists Matthew Ebden and John Peers triumphed in the doubles to book their first home tie since March 2022.
“It’ll be our first home tie in Australia in at least three years, so this one was for the team and to take a home tie back home.” Kei Nishikori, the former world number four, swept Billy Harris aside 6-2, 6-3 in the deciding rubber to send Japan into September’s second qualifying round.“Losing is difficult but I can’t fault the efforts of the players here. They gave everything. You win some, you lose some,” said British captain Leon Smith.
Holger Rune helped Denmark stay alive by teaming up with Johannes Ingildsen to claim the doubles and then atoned for Friday’s singles defeat by downing Miomir Kecmanovic 6-2, 6-4. The United States romped to a 4-0 win away to Taiwan, while the Czech Republic dispatched South Korea by the same score.
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