Australia beat Dutch to reach Davis Cup semi-finals

PARIS, France: Australia became the first team to advance to the last four at the Davis Cup finals in Malaga, Spain, beating the Netherlands 2-0 on Tuesday.

Both Jordan Thompson and then Alex de Minaur fell a set down before fighting back to win.

Thompson beat Tallon Griekspoor 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in 2 hours 24 minutes. The Australian saved break points in three service games in the second set before breaking at 5-5.

De Minaur then beat Botic van de Zandschulp 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 in 2 hrs 40 minutes.

De Minaur’s decisive service break at 4-4 in the third gave Australia victory and saved the doubles pairs coming out for a late-night decider.

“We’ve got a great team, a lot of belief and a lot of passion,” said De Minaur.

“Every single one of these players on our team is going to play their heart out. We’ll do everything we can for our country.”