“I wanted my revenge”, was the key for Australia against Croatia

Lleyton Hewitt, The captain of the Australian Davis Cup, endlessly uttered the word “pride” to describe his feelings after qualifying for the final after defeating Croatia (2-1) and said that now he will sit in front of the board to draw up a winning plan.

He mentions “a little ankle problem” matthew ebden and he explained why they had been thinking about changing the doubles for days, he commented when asked about his decision to go to jordan thompson from singles to doubles.

“The whole team is doing what is asked of them. They deserve to be in the final on Sunday, I know what it means,” said Hewitt, who won the last final played by his team, in 2003 against Spain.

“The heart” and “the passion” will decide, he said, and he hopes he knows “what to expect” from either of his two possible rivals, Italy or Canada.

Alex de Minaur, who kept the team alive by defeating Marin Cilic (6-2 and 6-2), ensured that he came out looking for “revenge” after conceding his only loss in ten Davis matches last year against Croatian.

“That was in my mind. I wanted my revenge. I went out on a mission and played good tennis and gave my team and my country a fighting chance,” he said.

“I know what my role is: to be firm as nails. I am very proud of myself,” he added.

De Minaur indicated that during the match against Cilic he felt on several occasions that “his back was against the wall” and warned: “there is only one way to break that wall: to go forward with full force.”

“I know what my job is. My job is to keep us alive and I’m happy to do whatever I can for my country,” he said.

jordan thompson he indicated that he was not disappointed by not playing a single match, noting that he wanted “any role”.

“Being in the final is a feeling I can’t describe,” he said.

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