World number one Lleyton Hewitt combined with Todd Woodbridge to give Australia a winning 3-0 lead over India in their Davis Cup world group qualifier. The doubles victory means last year's Davis Cup runners-up have avoided the embarrassment of failing to qualify for next year's 16-nation World Group and relegated India to the second tier.
Hewitt and Woodbridge beat Indian veteran Leander Paes and newcomer Vishaal Uppal 6-3 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 at Memorial Drive as the home team finished strongly after a tight second set.
Filed by Sinéad Kissane
