Unheralded Duo Seal Mighty Cup Victory

WAYNE Arthurs and Paul Hanley beat Max Mirnyi and Vladimir Voltchkov in a five-set doubles thriller to give Australia an unassailable 3-0 lead over Belarus in their Davis Cup quarter-final yesterday.

Kooyong Suits Belarus

BELARUS is in just its 13th year as an independent Davis Cup nation, but enters tomorrow's quarter-final against 28-time champion Australia at historic Kooyong believing familiarity to be its greatest weapon.

Mirnyi: We'll Give Hosts Doubles Trouble

MAX Mirnyi believes his decade-long doubles partnership with Vladimir Voltchkov can help Belarus spring a shock defeat on Australia in tomorrow's Davis Cup quarter-final at Kooyong.

Fitzgerald Surprised As Rivals Take Time To Stroll Into Town

CONSIDERING that a raised eyebrow from career diplomat John Fitzgerald almost qualifies as a Big Statement, it was noteworthy that the Australian captain yesterday admitted to some surprise at the late arrival of the Belarus players for this week's Davis Cup quarter-final at Kooyong.