- Australia beat Swiss 3-0 in must-win tie in Manchester
- Hewitt’s team will return to Malaga for this year’s finals
Australia’s Davis Cup team produced a bravura display to sweep Switzerland in a must-win tie and reach the finals. Lleyton Hewitt’s team knew they would guarantee their tickets to the eight-team knock-out finals if they could beat the Swiss 3-0 in Saturday’s final group stage tie in Manchester – and Thanasi Kokkinakis, Alex de Minaur and the doubles pairing of Max Purcell and Matt Ebden duly obliged with scintillating performances.
It mean the Australians, who finished runners-up last year, will be able to return to Malaga in November with their eyes set on going one better by lifting the title for the first time in 20 years since Hewitt led them to victory as a player.