MALAGA, Spain — Alex de Miñaur and Alexei Popyrin put Australia again into the Davis Cup closing for a second straight 12 months after successful their singles matches in a 2-0 victory over Finland on Friday.

Popyrin gave Australia a 1-0 lead within the semifinal match after beating Otto Virtanen 7-6 (5), 6-2. De Miñaur then completed off Finland by beating Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4, 6-3.

Novak Djokovic’s Serbia will face Jannik Sinner’s Italy on Saturday within the different semifinal match on the indoor exhausting courtroom at Martin Carpena area in Malaga, Spain.

Popyrin edged Virtanen within the first set, saving a set level when trailing 6-5 and forcing a tiebreaker that he clinched when his opponent slapped a forehand lengthy.

Virtanen was Finland’s hero in its upset of defending champion Canada on Tuesday, successful each his singles and doubles matches. But his serve let him down in opposition to Popyrin within the second set when his fifth double-fault value him a break.

De Miñaur transformed 5 of 18 break probabilities in opposition to Ruusuvuori.

PHOTOS: Popyrin offers Australia a 1-0 lead over Finland in Davis Cup semifinals

Lleyton Hewitt’s Australia is looking for a second consecutive closing. Australia has the second-most Davis Cup titles, with 28 to 32 for the United States, however its final success got here in 2003.

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