Australia fought again to beat the Czech Republic 2-1 and clinch their spot within the Davis Cup semi-finals in Malaga.
Tomas Machac beat Jordan Thompson 6-4 7-5 to provide the Czechs an early lead over final yr’s runners-up.
Nevertheless, world quantity 12 Alex de Minaur got here from a set and a break right down to beat Jiri Lehecka 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 7-5 and ship the tie to the deciding doubles.
Wimbledon 2022 doubles champions Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell then beat Lehecka and Adam Pavlasek 6-4 7-5.
Australia will face Finland for a spot in Sunday’s closing.
World quantity 78 Machac bought the Czechs off to an ideal begin with a straight-set win over Thompson, who’s 22 locations above him within the rankings.
Lehecka then began properly in opposition to De Minaur, breaking early and saving 5 break factors in a sport that included eight deuces to serve out the opener.
The second set unravelled in comparable vogue earlier than Lehecka, serving for victory at 5-4, was damaged to like by the decided De Minaur.
De Minaur dominated the tie-break and held his nerve properly, buying and selling breaks with Australian Open quarter-finalist Lehecka earlier than capitalising on his opponent’s wobble at 5-5 earlier than serving out victory.
Skilled pair Ebden and Purcell had been then capable of see out the tie to safe Australia’s place within the final 4.
Nice Britain’s bid for Davis Cup glory begins on Thursday after they tackle Serbia, led by Novak Djokovic, within the quarter-finals from 15:00 GMT. The tie shall be accessible to look at dwell on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport web site and app.
The semi-finals shall be performed on Friday and Saturday, earlier than the champions of the 123-year-old males’s staff occasion are determined in Sunday’s showpiece.