Germany pipped Australia to top spot in group C of the Davis Cup finals,winning the decisive doubles rubber in Hamburg on Sunday.
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 for the clean sweep.
Nick Kyrgios is out of Australia’s Davis Cup ties that will be played straight after the US Open,a tournament where the Australian is considered among the top five contenders.
25 years ago,trouble was brewing over the drinking antics of Patrick Rafter and Mark Philippoussis the night before the final day of the Davis Cup in Adelaide. Australia still won the quarter-final against the Czech Republic 5-0.
De Minaur ensured the match would be decided by a fifth rubber,and Kokkinakis took care of the rest.
The match everyone wanted to see before Australia’s Davis Cup tie with Hungary began will almost certainly decide Australia’s Davis Cup fate on Saturday.
A few days after making his Davis Cup debut,Alex de Minaur walked into a Melbourne tattoo parlour for the first - and only - time in his life.
A maiden singles title and the Australian Open doubles triumph with Nick Kyrgios have given Thanasi Kokkinakis a massive confidence boost heading into the qualifying tie against Hungary this weekend.
The Australian star was asked to play in this week’s Davis Cup tie against Hungary by captain Lleyton Hewitt,but declined the invitation.
Players will be able to compete under neutral flags in individual tournaments,but Russia’s Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup defence is over before it even began.
The Australian star has revealed that he received a booster shot before this week’s Davis Cup qualifier against Hungary in Sydney.