GLASGOW, Scotland — Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz won their singles matches to lead the United States to a 2-0 upset of Kazakhstan to advance to the Davis Cup semifinals on Thursday.
With two victories, the Americans are almost guaranteed to reach the quarter-finals.
Paul beat Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1 6-4, Fritz beat Alexander Bublik 7-6 (6) 1-6 6-3 in Glasgow, Scotland. Bublik and Aleksandr Nedovyesov beat Rajeev Ram and Jack Sock 6-2, 7-6 (6) in the doubles match.
The Americans now wait to see if the Netherlands beat Great Britain on Friday. Great Britain must win after losing to the USA on Wednesday. The USA will then play the Netherlands on Saturday.
Australia came from behind to beat France 2-1 in their Group C match in Hamburg, Germany.
Richard Gasquet put the French on course with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Jason Kubler, but Alex De Minaur leveled the tie with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 win over Benjamin Bonzi and doubles partner Matthew Ebden. and Max Purcell completed the victory by defeating Nicolas Mahut and Arthur Rinderknech 6-4, 6-4.
The Australians are two wins away at the top of the table ahead of Germany, who play in Belgium on Friday. The French national team lost against Germany on Wednesday.
Also on Thursday, Serbia beat Korea 2-1 in Valencia in Group B, while Sweden drew 1-1 with Croatia in Group A in Bologna, Italy.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
