Kazakhs stun Aussies for 2-0 Davis lead
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KAZAKHSTAN was on the verge of reaching the Davis Cup semifinals for the first time after grabbing a surprise 2-0 lead over Australia yesterday.
Mikhail Kukushkin and Aleksandr Nedovyesov both upset their Australian opponents on the temporary grasscourts in Darwin, the capital of Northern Territory, completing a miserable 24 hours for the hosts and former champions.
Kazakhstan No. 1 Kukushkin quickly disposed of Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 before Nedovyesov upset Nick Kyrgios 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Australia, bidding to reach the semifinals for the first time since 2006, needs to win today’s doubles just to stay alive heading into the concluding reverse singles. Big-serving Sam Groth will team up with veteran Lleyton Hewitt to take on Andrey Golubev and Nedovyesov.
The losses were compounded by the news that Bernard Tomic, who was banned for the tie after an outburst aimed at Tennis Australia officials, was arrested in the United States overnight.
Tomic was charged with trespassing and resisting arrest following complaints over a noisy penthouse party at a Miami Beach hotel in Florida, police said.
“Obviously that’s the first thing that came up on my Facebook when I had a scroll,” Kokkinakis said.
“We’re just trying to do our own thing. We’ve got the tie, which I tried to focus on.”
Kazakhstan reached the Davis Cup World Group for the first time in 2011 but has never made it past the semifinals.
The winner of the best-of-five tie will advance to play either France or Britain in September.
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