MELBOURNE, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Mark Philippoussis overcame an injury Sunday to win the Davis Cup for Australia, beating Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain, 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 2-6, 6-0.
A Melbourne native, Philippousis, despite his shoulder injury gave Australia an unbeatable 3-1 lead. The match lasted 3 hours, 13 minutes
The pain was so bad, Philippousis said he felt numb toward the end of the pivotal match. But he recovered, shaking off a singles loss to Carlos Moya on Friday.
The Aussies clinched their first Davis Cup crown since defeating France four years ago and just their second since 1986. They are second in Davis Cup championships, three behind the United States.
The dead rubber between Lleyton Hewitt of Australia and Carlos Moya was canceled.
Ferrero, the French Open champion, lost both of his singles matches, squandering a two sets to one lead Friday against Hewitt.
