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Thanasi Kokkinakis upset gives Australia shock Davis Cup win over US

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Thanasi Kokkinakis was pumped up. Picture: Matt McNulty/Getty Images for ITF.
Thanasi Kokkinakis was pumped up. Photo: Matt McNulty/Getty Images for ITF.

A nail-biting win for Thanasi Kokkinakis has led Australia into the semi-finals of the Davis Cup in Spain.

Kokkinakis defended four match points and endured a gripping third-set tie-breaker to emerge victorious over American Ben Shelton 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (16/14).

World No.4 Taylor Fritz then beat Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-4 in their singles match, before Matt Ebden and Jordan Thompson scored a 6-4, 6-4 win over Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul.

“I don’t know if I’ve been that pumped up in my life. I wanted that for my team,” Kokkinakis said after his victory. “It could have gone either way, but I kept my nerve.”

Australia will next face champions Italy or Argentina on Saturday (Sunday AEDT) to get a chance at lifting the Davis Cup for the first time in 21 years on Sunday (Monday AEDT).

Source: news.com.au

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