Sam Groth and Lleyton Hewitt in action against Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov
Australia
have kept their Davis Cup title hopes alive with a clutch doubles win in their
clash against Kazakhstan in Darwin.
Trailing 2-0
in the quarter-final tie after Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios lost their
singles matches on Friday, Australia had no room for error.
Lleyton
Hewitt and Sam Groth didn't let their country down, with the pair combining to
beat Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 6-2.
Australia
still trail 2-1 in the tie, meaning they need to win both of their singles
encounters on Sunday if they are to reach the semi-finals.
Hewitt and
Groth celebrated with a big hug after wrapping up the match in 2hr 25min.
"It's
up there," Hewitt replied when asked what the win meant to him.
"I
haven't played too many doubles matches at 2-0 down when the pressure's on.
"Sam
and I combined really well today. This is Grothy's first win in a live rubber,
so it's fantastic to be out here to enjoy it with him."
Groth's
powerful serve was crucial, but Hewitt's sharp returns proved to be the
ultimate difference.
"We
didn't want it to be all over today," Groth told host broadcaster Seven
Network after the match.
"Thankfully
Lleyton put me on his back and carried me there."
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