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Ian Chadband

Purcell: Davis Cup win would top my Wimbledon triumph

Max Purcell believes being part of an Australian Davis Cup-winning team in Malaga would top even his Wimbledon triumph as the stand-out moment of his flourishing career.

Lleyton Hewitt's side are warm favourites to qualify for a second successive final in the global team competition when they face underdogs Finland in the semi-final at the Spanish indoor venue on Friday.

But Purcell, who reckons last year's Davis Cup semi-final triumph over Croatia was his favourite feeling on a tennis court, won't be satisfied unless the Aussies can go one better than last year's runner's up spot as they seek to lift the title for the first time in two decades.

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