Alex de Minaur helped Australia file a 2-1 victory towards France on the 2023 Davis Cup Finals in Manchester.
Manchester, France, 14 September 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Australia has stored its Davis Cup hopes alive with a spirited 2-1 win towards France.
Alex de Minaur scored a vital singles victory in the course of the round-robin tie in Manchester, with Matt Ebden and Max Purcell then sealing Australia’s triumph in a high-pressure doubles rubber.
Ebden and Purcell mixed brilliantly to outclass Edouard Roger-Vasselin, a 39-year-old ranked No.11, and former world No.1 Nicolas Mahut, a 41-year-old at present ranked No.32.
The Wimbledon 2022 champions edged out the skilled French duo 7-5 6-3 to clinch the must-win tie for Australia.
There was solely a single break throughout a high-quality opening set, with world No.8 Ebden and world No.45 Purcell hanging within the twelfth sport to take a one-set lead towards the Wimbledon 2019 finalists.
This supplied a serious momentum shift, with the Aussie pair then racing to a 4-1 benefit within the second set.
From there, they closed out victory in a single hour and 33 minutes.
This improves Ebden and Purcell’s Davis Cup file as a group to 4 wins from 5 matches.
Three aces in a row from @MaxPurcell98 wins it for Australia 🎯 #DavisCup | @TennisAustralia pic.twitter.com/FtrHocDj04
— Davis Cup (@DavisCup) September 14, 2023
Earlier within the day, Adrian Mannarino supplied France with an early lead after posting a 7-6(4) 6-4 win towards Purcell within the opening singles rubber.
De Minaur then levelled the tie with a steely 7-6(2) 6-3 victory towards France’s Ugo Humbert.
“I’ve usually delivered once I’ve placed on the inexperienced and gold, so I’m pleased I used to be capable of reset from yesterday and ship a must-win match,” De Minaur mentioned.
“It was a brilliant exhausting match towards an opponent who beat me not too long ago.”
This outcome retains Australia in competition to progress to the elimination stage of the 2023 Davis Cup Finals in Spain in November, which is reserved for the top-two performing groups from Group B this week.
“Our backs have been towards the wall, however we dug deep and we’re hanging in there,” Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt mentioned.
| Group B present standings | ||||
| Nation | Ties received | Ties misplaced | Matches received | Matches misplaced |
| France | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Nice Britain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Australia faces Switzerland in its last round-robin tie on Saturday (from 10pm AEST).
Aussies in motion – Davis Cup
Australia d France 2-1
Adrian Mannarino (FRA) d Max Purcell (AUS) 7-6(4) 6-4
Alex de Minaur (AUS) d Ugo Humbert (FRA) 7-6(2) 6-3
Matt Ebden/Max Purcell (AUS) d Edouard Roger-Vasselin/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 7-5 6-3
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