LONDON (Reuters) - France will meet Serbia in the semi-finals of the Davis Cup after both finished off their last-eight ties inside two days on Saturday but Australia and Belgium were made to sweat. Australia had taken a 2-0 lead on Friday when Jordan Thompson stunned Sock and Nick Kyrgios eased past John Isner. Bemelmans and de Loore had a match point to win the tie in the fifth set tiebreak but the Italians nicked it 8-6. It was revenge for France's defeat by Britain in 2015 when Andy Murray inspired his nation to the title. France and Serbia faced each other in the 2010 final when Djokovic led his nation to a first title.

Source: The Star April 08, 2017 18:11 UTC