We're only halfway through the Davis Cup quarter-finals, but we've already witnessed perhaps the most epic match of the competition. The first match between the United States and Australia – the two most successful countries in the history of the Cup – ended with a score of 1-6, 6-4, 6(14)-7.
Ben Shelton (USA) started weak, took a while to find his feet, but then recovered from a terrible 1-6 27 minutes and pushed the match to the third set and a drawn-out tie break against Thanasi Kokkinakis.
But that wasn't enough. The agonizing tie-break reached 14-16, one of the longest in Davis Cup history (the longest was 19-17 between Young-Jun Kim (Korea) and Aqeel Khan (Pakistan)), but a The American's mistake gives the victory to Kokkinakis.
The second match is currently being played between two heavyweights, both ranked in the ATP top 10: Taylor Fritz (No. 4) and Alex de Miñaur (No. 9). Both nations are still favorites for the Davis Cup, but only one will reach Saturday's semi-final and risks facing world number one Jannik Sinner if Italy shows up. 1 Jannik Sinner if Italy wins this afternoon.
