Quarterfinal 2003
Australia defeated Sweden 5-0
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April 4-6 Malmo, Sweden
Australia enjoyed a tremendous weekend defeating Sweden for the seventh time
in nine Davis Cup meetings. Certainly they believed they could win and even
though they did not make it public, believed they would win. However, to do it
in the manner that they did against Sweden - regarded as a Davis Cup powerhouse
– will be an enormous boost to the team as they look ahead to the semifinals.
Australian Davis Cup captain John Fitzgerald opted to stick with
the same team that emphatically swept aside Great Britain in the first round of
the 2003 competition in February. World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, Mark
Philippoussis (current world No. 72), Wayne Arthurs (current world No. 48) and
Todd Woodbridge (current doubles world No. 3).
Order of Play
Friday
Mark Philippoussis def Jonas Bjorkman 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
Lleyton Hewitt def Thomas Enqvist 6-4, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Saturday
Todd Woodbridge-Wayne Arthurs def Bjorkman-Enqvist 64 62 62
Sunday
Wayne Arthurs defeated Joachim Johansson 63 36 76(4)
Mark Philippoussis defeated Magnus Norman 75 57 63