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Patna : Russia beat Argentina 3-0 at Sydney, Australia, to advance to the semi-finals of 24-nation inaugural ATP Cup on January 9, 2019. Australia beat Great Britain 2-1 at Sydney to enter the SFs.
World No 5 Daniil Medvedev, Russia, beat World No 13 Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, in three-sets 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 while World No 17 Karen Khachanov, Russia, defeated World No 25 Guido Pella, Argentina, 6-2, 7-6. Russia also won the double match.
In Australia vs Great Britain match, World No 29 Nick Kyrgios, Australia, beat World No 52 Cameron Norrie, Great Britan, 6-2, 6-but World No 42 Dan Dvans, Great Britain, beat World No 18 Alex de Minaur, Australia, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 to make it 1-1. The Australian pair of Nick Kyrgios & Alex de Minaur beat British pair of Jammie Murray & Joe Salisbury 3-6, 6-3, 18-16 to win the doubles match to win the tie 2-1..