Australia enter final

Australia8217;s 2-1 win over the French was eventually enough to assure them their first title match here since the inaugural edition of 1989.

Dokic, a rising talent at age 15, beat Sandrine Testud 6-1 6-3. The Frenchwoman was not at full fitness for the contest, which thrilled a sell-out crowd. Philippoussis continued the wins by stopping Guillaume Raoux 6-1 6-2.

Earlier, Martina Hingis showed she8217;s serious about stealing the Number 1 ranking back from Lindsay Davenport with a 6-3 5-7 6-2 victory to help Switzerland beat US 2-1. Hingis and Ivo Heuberger defeated Davenport and Jan-Michael Gambill 6-36-3 in the decider.

Lindsay offer for Becker

DOHA: Lindsay Davenport today offered Boris Becker a return to Wimbledon once more by playing mixed doubles with her. 8220;It would be a great way for Boris to quit playing for good with a Wimbledon title,8221; a Doha-based English daily quoted her as saying. Lindsay was waiting for Becker to call her on the issue, the report said.