Davis Cup: Thiem, Novak win to give Austria 2-0 lead over Australia | Inquirer Sports

Davis Cup: Thiem, Novak win to give Austria 2-0 lead over Australia

/ 03:51 PM September 15, 2018

Austria’s Dominic Thiem waves during his Davis Cup play-off tennis match against Australia’s Jordan Thompson (not in picture) on September 14, 2018 in Graz, Austria. / AFP PHOTO / APA / ERWIN SCHERIAU / Austria OUT

GRAZ, Austria — Dennis Novak upset Alex de Minaur 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 to give Austria a 2-0 lead over Australia in a Davis Cup World Group playoff on Friday.

In front of a crowd of 6,000, the 133rd-ranked Austrian broke De Minaur’s serve nine times and closed out the win on his second match point.

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Playing on his beloved clay, Dominic Thiem gave Austria an early lead as he routed Jordan Thompson 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.

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Thompson played instead of U.S. Open quarterfinalist John Millman, though Australia captain Lleyton Hewitt could play him on Sunday if the tie is still alive.

Australia is without its best-ranked player, Nick Kyrgios.

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The winner of the tie will be seeded for the qualifying round of the revamped Davis Cup in February.

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