Lleyton Hewitt is upset a bit to not have Nick Kyrgios this week however is not ruling out the 2022 Wimbledon finalist’s return to the Davis Cup sooner or later.
Between 2013 and 2019, the 29-year-old often competed within the Davis Cup.
However then as a consequence of what he felt was disrespectful conduct from some Australian tennis followers, he determined to cease representing his nation within the workforce competitors.
Nonetheless, that ended earlier this yr when Australian Davis Cup workforce captain Hewitt confirmed that Kyrgios agreed to play of their qualifiers tie towards Sweden.
Sadly for all events, the previous world No. 13 suffered an stomach damage in his first match again in 18 months so he needed to withdraw from this weekend’s conflict towards Sweden.
“I used to be excited to think about the potential for him to be again within the Davis Cup workforce, nevertheless it wasn’t to be and clearly he is very underdone along with his physique, so it isn’t shocking he is acquired an damage making an attempt to play five-set tennis right away with out many matches,” Hewitt stated.
“Hopefully, fingers crossed, we get by way of and he could also be an choice down the observe.”
Kyrgios issued an damage replace
On Thursday, the seven-time ATP champion shared that he was again house and dealing on recovering from his stomach difficulty.
Additionally, he revealed that if all the pieces goes nicely within the upcoming interval, he plans to play once more on the Indian Wells Masters, which begins on March fifth.
“To my followers! Respect all of the assist – I can be again house coaching with my subsequent occasion being Indian Wells,” Kyrgios wrote in an replace posted on his Instagram Story.
“Was dangerous timing as I used to be battling by way of a 4cm stomach tear/pressure on the Australian Open. I can be doing all the pieces I can to rehab and put together for the subsequent occasions.”
