Tennis: Thanasi Kokkinakis led the way as Australia proved too strong for Czechia, inching closer to the Davis Cup finals.
A decision by Novak Djokovic to prioritise grand slams and the Davis Cup for the remainder of his career could reap benefits for Australian star Alex de Minaur as he seeks another career milestone in 2024.
Both Australia and Spain have already qualified after defeating France and the Czech Republic in what was labelled a “group of death”, with, could yet prove the biggest Australian winner for the day after Djokovic’s declaration during a Davis Cup tie in Belgrade. Grigor Dimitrov, the ATP Tour Finals champion in 2017, trails de Minaur by 470 points in 10th position, while Tommy Paul and Stefanos Tsitsipas are within striking range but would need to finish the season strongly.
“As far as I am concerned, I am done with those tournaments for my career. Whether I will play other tournaments this year or in the future, I can’t say right now. My main priorities are playing for the national team and slams everything else is less important.” The powerful right-hander qualified for the tournament and then proceeded to beat 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens and former Australian Open finalist and world No.11 Danielle Collins in the opening two rounds of the tournament.
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