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 repeatedly competed within the Davis Cup.
However then attributable to what he felt was disrespectful conduct from some Australian tennis followers, he determined to cease representing his nation within the group competitors.
Nonetheless, that ended earlier this yr when Australian Davis Cup group 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 was excited to think of the potential for him to be back in the Davis Cup team, but it wasn’t to be and obviously he’s very underdone with his body, so it’s not surprising he’s got an injury trying to play five-set tennis straight away without many matches,” Hewitt mentioned.
“Hopefully, fingers crossed, we get through and he may be an option down the track.”
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Kyrgios issued an damage replace
On Thursday, the seven-time ATP champion shared that he was again residence and dealing on recovering from his stomach problem.
Additionally, he revealed that if every thing goes effectively within the upcoming interval, he plans to play once more on the Indian Wells Masters, which begins on March fifth.
“To my fans! Appreciate all the support – I will be back home training with my next event being Indian Wells,” Kyrgios wrote in an replace posted on his Instagram Story.
“Was bad timing as I was battling through a 4cm abdominal tear/strain at the Australian Open. I will be doing everything I can to rehab and prepare for the next events.”
