Australian Davis Cup team was very close to lifting the trophy in Malaga this year, but eventually they lost in the final.
Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime proved to be too good for Thanasi Kokkinakis and Alex de Minaur, who lost their singles matches. Especially, the lower-ranked Australian, who played the first singles match, was really disappointed and critical towards himself after the loss.
"Do I think I'm singles match-hardened? No. Maybe Thommo was the better option - but the guys believed in me maybe more than I believed in myself at times today," said disappointed Kokkinakis.
"We've got a great team, a well-rounded team, but maybe there was a question of whether Thommo could back up and potentially play both (singles and doubles)."
"Who knows? I could have played the doubles, but after what the guys showed in the last match (against Croatia), I have a lot of confidence in them and the way they played," he admitted.
"Yeah, unfortunately I was pretty much useless in this finals, but hopefully I can train hard and be available and get selected next year."
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