March 5, 2020 — 4.23pm Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size And Thompson knows he'll have to strike a balance as the first Australian on court at Adelaide's Memorial Drive. Gutsy stuff from @cilic_marin The world No.37 goes the distance in both sets to defeat Ramkumar Ramanathan 7-6(8) 7-6(8) and give Croatia a 2️⃣-0️⃣ lead over India! Hasn’t been at his best at all but great clutch.Earlier, Brazil defeated Australia in Saturday’s doubles rubber to keep their Davis Cup qualifying tie alive in Adelaide.Marcelo Demoliner and Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves came from a set down on Saturday to pip Australia’s James Duckworth and John Peers in a tense encounter, prevailing 5-7 7-5 7-6 (8-6).After the final set went to a tie-break, the Australian pair survived four match points and were on the verge of a stunning comeback.However, the Brazilian duo prevailed, winning the nailbiting encounter in over three hours.Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt celebrates winning a game with players James Duckworth and John Peers.Millman and Thompson won each of their singles rubbers on Friday to give Australia a two-nil lead in the tie.World No. Belgium have work to do against Hungary in their tie, as the two nations are locked at 1-1 after the first day.The nations are fighting for their spot in the Finals proper. Next tie: Australia v Brazil (Davis Cup Qualifiers) Australia will take on Brazil for the first time since 2001, bidding for a place in the 2020 Davis Cup Finals in Madrid in November. Just click on the category name in the left menu and select your tournament. 43 Millman was struggling early against the 19-year-old World No. Davis Cup Davis Cup Tennis 2020: Qualifying Dates, Schedule, Live Stream and Predictions Gianni Verschueren @. Cilic was a winner in straight sets against Ramkumar Ramanathan, although he needed tiebreaks in both to secure the rubber:Italy enjoyed a much more straightforward route to a two-point advantage against South Korea, with Fognini dropping just three games and taking only 64 minutes to cruise past Duckhee Lee.The Davis Cup Twitter account shared the following highlights of the two matches in Cagliari:There was a peculiar atmosphere for the players on Friday in these games, with the coronavirus outbreak in Italy meaning the matches were played behind closed doors.Afterwards, the Italian posted the following on his Twitter account:For Australia, Jordan Thompson and John Millman got the job done in their rubbers against Brazil. news.com.au March 7, 2020 6:28pm After the Australian doubles pair lost a nailbiter in the Davis Cup, the nation’s hopes rested on John Millman to clinch an unlikely comeback.Australia’s John Millman completed a remarkable comeback to claim a three-set victory over Thiago Monteiro, sending Australia to the Davis Cup finals in Spain.Millman lost his opening set against Thiago Monteiro in a tie-break as Brazil continued recovering in the tie. The latter of the duo was involved in one of the standout matches of the day, fighting back against the dynamic 19-year-old Thiago Seyboth Wild and eventually winning 4-6, 7-6 (0), 6-2.Belgium and Germany would have both been disappointed with their first day's work, with their matches against Hungary and Belarus in the balance.Former Germany player and captain Boris Becker was caught on camera enjoying the occasion nonetheless:Arguably the biggest surprise on Friday was Ecuador's performance, as they stunned Japan to take a 2-0 lead. With Alex de Minaur and Nick Kyrgios injured, John Millman will be Australia’s highest-ranked player in the tie to be played at the newly redeveloped Memorial Drive Tennis Centre. James Duckworth and John Peers (AUS) 5-7, 7-5, 7-6,John Millman (AUS) vs Thiago Monteiro (BRA) 6-7 7-6 7-6,Jordan Thompson (AUS) vs Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA).Nationwide News Pty Limited Copyright © 2020.Join the conversation, you are commenting as,news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site,Get your 14-day free trial & start streaming instantly >,Millman had taken the unlikeliest of Davis Cup victories.Tennis news: Mark Philippoussis’ pointless $100k purchase, w...F1 news, Michael Schumacher update: Legend in a ‘vegetative ...Jaimi Kenny dead: Lisa Curry breaks down at funeral, alcohol...Playboy: Swimmer Elena Krawzow poses topless, Paralympian.Tennis news: Rafael Nadal stunned, Novak Djokovic throws tem...Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out.