Alex de Minaur powers Australia into Davis Cup lead against Sweden
- World No 8 defeates Mikael Ymer 7-5, 6-1 in qualifier
- Aleksandar Vukic beat Leo Borg 6-4, 6-4 for 2-0 lead
Trusty Davis Cup old hand Alex de Minaur and late-blooming new boy Aleksandar Vukic have put Australia well on the road to victory in their first-round qualifying tie against Sweden in Stockholm.
World No 8 de Minaur, in his first outing since his Australian Open quarter-final drubbing by Jannik Sinner, had to subdue comeback man Mikael Ymer before running away to a 7-5, 6-1 victory on Friday (Saturday AEDT).
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