For the second time in the tie, which spilled into its fourth day because of heavy rain on Sunday, Oliver Rochus brought Belgium level when he downed Peter Luczak 7-6, 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 at the Cairns International Tennis Centre in Melbourne. In the decider, Steve Darcis beat Carsten Ball 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 to spoil Lleyton Hewitt's celebration after the former world No 1 had emerged as Australia's most successful player in the competition's history, sharing the distinction with Adrian Quist. Hewitt sustained a wrist injury in the process that ruled him out of the reverse singles.