Australia vs Poland Davis Cup Tips, Prediction & Live Stream - De Minaur & Duckworth spearhead Aussie team

Australia will look to keep their Davis Cup campaign alive when they face Poland in a crucial World Group I tie at Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane this weekend. The two-day tie will be played on Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20, with the winner advancing to the 2027 Davis Cup Qualifiers. Australia enter the contest ranked No.8 in the Davis Cup rankings, while Poland sit 29th.

Alex de Minaur will spearhead Lleyton Hewitt's Australian team, with James Duckworth, Adam Walton, Rinky Hijikata and Max Purcell completing the squad. De Minaur returns to Davis Cup action after a disappointing second-round exit at the US Open, while Duckworth comes into the tie following a strong period that included a semi-final appearance in Winston-Salem and a victory over Matteo Arnaldi at Flushing Meadows. Poland will be without former world No.6 Hubert Hurkacz as he manages his return from injury, leaving Kamil Majchrzak to lead the visitors' singles challenge.

The draw has produced an intriguing opening day, with world No.9 De Minaur taking on Poland's No.231 Maks Kasnikowski before Duckworth faces Majchrzak. Sunday's action is scheduled to begin with Hijikata and Purcell meeting Karol Drzewiecki and Jan Zielinski in the doubles, followed by the reverse singles. One of the standout potential matchups is De Minaur against Majchrzak, who defeated the Australian in three sets in the 's-Hertogenbosch final just three months ago.

Australia and Poland have met just once previously in the Davis Cup, with the Aussies recording a 4-1 victory in Warsaw in 2013. Hewitt was instrumental on that occasion, beating Lukasz Kubot in the opening rubber before Bernard Tomic won both of his singles matches to secure Australia's return to the World Group. Thirteen years later, Hewitt will be on the sidelines as captain as the two countries meet on Australian soil for the first time.

The format features two singles rubbers on Saturday followed by doubles and the reverse singles on Sunday, with play beginning at 1:00pm AEST on both days. Australia will be looking to take advantage of home conditions in Brisbane as they attempt to bounce back from their 3-1 Qualifiers defeat to Ecuador earlier this year and keep their hopes of reaching the 2027 Davis Cup Finals alive.