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Monday 10 april 2017
Davis Cup: Australia clinches quarterfinal win over US

to Thompson on Friday, havior and won both his
and partner Steve Johnson singles matches in straight
beat Sam Groth and John sets, although the final two
Peers 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3. sets against John Isner on
Querrey was supposed to Friday were in close tie-
be Johnson’s doubles part- breakers, 7-5 each time,
ner, but American captain after Kyrgios prevailed in
Jim Courier, who said it the opening set 7-5.
would take “monstrous ef- “I haven’t been going
fort” for the Americans to back to the hotel hating
win the tie, pulled a swap, the game or trying to just
putting Sock into doubles get through every day,”
and allowing Querrey to Kyrgios said. “I’m trying
be fresh for Kyrgios. to get better every day,
That worked for a while and it’s a massive differ-
Sunday during an evenly- ence. I just feel like I’m
played first set, but Kyr- becoming a bit more of
gios gradually overpow- a professional.”Isner beat
ered the American with substitute Groth 7-6 (5), 6-3
his strong serves and back- in the meaningless second
hand. Querrey broke Kyr- reverse singles on Sunday,
gios’ serve in the fourth in a match reduced to
game of the third set, and best-of-three, to make the
held to lead 4-1. final score line 3-2.“It was a
Nick Kyrgios of Australia plays a shot in his match against Sam Querrey of the U.S. at the Davis Cup But Kyrgios stepped it up tough third set there, I was
World Group Quarterfinal in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday, April 9, 2017. a notch and won the last down a break and obvi-
(AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
five games of the match, ously a lot of emotions, I
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — 6-4 in the first reverse singles his singles partner Jordan jumping up and hugging was close to the finish line,”
Australia advanced to the match on Sunday, clinch- Thompson gave Australia Australian captain Lleyton Kyrgios said of his Sunday
Davis Cup semifinals after ing the quarterfinal 3-1 with a 2-0 lead on Friday be- Hewitt and his teammates match. “There were a lot of
Nick Kyrgios beat late sub- a match to spare. fore the Americans staved when the match ended. ebbs and flows, and I knew
stitute Sam Querrey of the On a hard court at Pat off elimination on Saturday The often-volatile Kyrgios I hit a bit of a flat patch at
United States 7-6 (4), 6-3, Rafter Arena, Kyrgios and when Jack Sock, who lost was mostly at his best be- the start of the third set.q