Captain’s pick wins close tie against USA’s Ben Shelton and Alex de Minaur now has chance to seal semi spot
Kokkinakis saved four match points before finally converting on the sixth of his own in a tension-filled and vital 6-1 4-6 7-6 win in the opening singles rubber of Australia’s quarter-final tie in Malaga.
With title glory in Montreal in August, Popyrin was the first Australian since Hewitt in 2003 to win a Masters 1000 crown, before taking down Novak Djokovic at the US Open four weeks later.But, boom or bust, Hewitt continued to back Kokkinakis, despite him being ranked more than 50 places below both Popyrin and Thompson.
Fritz edged de Minaur in the ATP Finals group stages last week in Turin to pull back their head-to-head record to 5-4 in the Australian’s favour, before accepting it was a “nightmare” prospect facing the speed demon of tennis. Ebden teamed with John Peers to defeat Ram and Krajicek in the Olympics Games final in Paris in August.
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