BRISBANE — Alex de Minaur propelled Australia to a 3-1 Davis Cup victory over Poland at the Pat Rafter Arena on Sunday. The world No. 9 secured the decisive point by defeating Kamil Majchrzak 6-3, 6-3, clinching the tie for the hosts and advancing the team to the competition's penultimate round next year.
The victory was set up by a critical performance in the doubles match earlier in the day. Max Purcell and Rinky Hijikata defeated Jan Zielinski and Karol Drzewiecki 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 in 77 minutes. Purcell, returning from an 18-month anti-doping ban, dominated the first-set tiebreak with a series of winners and aces before the duo secured the match's only service break in the second set.
De Minaur’s performance provided a strong finish to the weekend, following his opening singles win against Maks Kasnikowski and a loss by teammate James Duckworth on Saturday. The result marks a recovery for Australia after an earlier loss to Ecuador, though the team must still navigate a qualifying round next year to reach the finals in Italy in November 2027.