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Alex de Minaur roars back to life to fire Australia to early Davis Cup lead over Poland
World No 9 beats Maks Kasnikowski 6-3, 6-0 in World Group I tie James Duckworth meets Kamil Majchrzak next at Pat Rafter Arena Alex de Minaur has taken his frustrations out in a Davis Cup thumping to put Australia up 1-0 in their must-win Brisbane tie against Poland. The world No 9, keen to rediscover his mojo after a disappointing second-round US Open loss , lit up Pat Rafter Arena on Saturday afternoon with a dominant 6-3 6-0 defeat of world No 231 Maks Kasnikowski.
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