Tennis-Australia outclass Finland to return to Davis Cup final

Tennis - Davis Cup - Finals - Finland v Australia - Palacio de deportes Martin Carpena, Malaga, Spain - November 24, 2023 Australia's Alexei Popyrin celebrates winning his semi final match against Finland's Otto Virtanen REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

MALAGA, Spain (Reuters) -Australia reached a second successive Davis Cup final when Alex de Minaur overpowered Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4 6-3 after Alexei Popyrin beat Otto Virtanen 7-6(5) 6-2 to earn the 28-time champions a 2-0 win over Finland on Friday.

Lleyton Hewitt's team, who lost to Canada in the 2022 final and missed the opportunity to close in on 32-time champions the United States, will face Serbia or Italy who meet in the second semi-final on Saturday.