Australia v Hungary – Davis Cup live on 9Gem Friday from 5.00pm & Saturday from 1.00pm

Australia will host Hungary in their Davis Cup by Rakuten Qualifiers tie at Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney this Friday and Saturday, with all matches broadcast live on 9Gem.

Captained by Lleyton Hewitt, the Australian team includes world No. 30 Alex de Minaur, Alexei Popyrin – who won his first ATP title in Singapore in 2021 – Australian Open doubles champion Thanasi Kokkinakis, Luke Saville and John Peers.

Playing for Hungary will be Márton Fucsovics, Zsombor Piros, Fábián Marozsán, Máté Valkusz and Peter Fajta, captained by Zoltan Nagy.

In front of his hometown crowd, de Minaur will be the first Australian on court, playing Piros in tomorrow’s first match. Kokkinakis will be the second, playing Fucsovics.

Saturday’s doubles match will feature Peers and Saville against Fucsovics and Marozsán before the reverse singles.

Australia and Hungary met recently in Group D at the 2021 Davis Cup Finals in Turin, with Australia victorious.

Twenty-four nations are vying for a spot in the 2022 Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals to be held in November, which will be determined by the 12 qualifying ties taking place across five continents this weekend.

Danika Mason will host Nine’s broadcast on Friday and Todd Woodbridge will host the action on Saturday, with commentary from Jelena Dokic and Mark Philippoussis.

DAVIS CUP – LIVE ON 9GEM
FROM 5.00PM AEDT FRIDAY & 1.00PM AEDT SATURDAY

For further information, please contact:
Nine Network Publicity
Christabel Huynh
03 9420 3466

Friday, March 4, 2022