In Davis Cup zonal play, Australia defeated Chinese Taipei 3-0 when Carsten Ball and Paul Hanley beat Tsung-Hua Yang and Chu-Huan Yi 7-6(4), 7-6(2), 6-2.
However, the MVP award went to teen Bernard Tomic, who began the tie with a crushing win over Tsung-Hua. “He's got a bit of an X-factor, hasn't he, young Bernie?"
Aussie captain John Fitzgerald said. "He's an interesting cat. You should have dinner with him. He's doing all sorts of magic tricks, but he's an interesting kid. He's really got a love for the sport.” Australia will face Japan, which shut out the Philippines.
Great Britain has taken a 2-1 lead over Lithuania after Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski beat Laurynas Gregelis and Dovydas Sakinis 6-0, 6-7(2), 7-5, 6-3.
“The pressure was entirely on them, they kept their heads, they did the job and it was good to see,” said British captain John Lloyd. Top Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis will face James Ward in the fourth rubber, with a possible deciding match scheduled between Laurynas Gregelis and Dan Evans.