ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Australia took an unbeatable 3-0 lead in its Davis Cup qualifier against Bosnia and Herzegovina to secure a spot in this year's 18-team finals in Madrid.
The Australian doubles pair of John Peers and Jordan Thompson defeated Mirza Basic and Tomislav Brkic 7-5, 6-1 on Saturday on hard courts at Memorial Drive.
On Friday's opening day, John Millman and Alex de Minaur gave Australia its 2-0 lead. Millman defeated Damir Dzumhur 6-3 6-2 and de Minaur followed with a 6-3, 7-6 (0) victory over Basic.
Under the new Davis Cup format, the best-of-three matches were played over two days.
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