Hewitt and John Peers lose five set Davis Cup doubles match against USATie to be decided in Bernard Tomic and Sam Groth’s reverse singles clashesA fired-up Lleyton Hewitt just fell short in his tender to steer Australia to an upset victory in their Davis Cup doubles showdown with the United States. Hewitt and John Peers pushed American greats Mike and Bob Bryan to five sets but went down 6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 to give the USA a 2-1 overall lead with the return singles remaining on Sunday at Kooyong.
Team captain Hewitt came out of retirement and replaced Sam Groth in the Australian combination alongside debutant Peers to take on the American twins in their World Group first round tie.
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Source: theguardian.com