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Captain Lleyton Hewitt hasn’t given up on a potential return to Davis Cup action for Nick Kyrgios despite the former Wimbledon finalist having predictably had to pull out of Australia’s first-round qualifying tie with Sweden because of more injury concerns. In the meantime, Hewitt’s happy to rely on his trusty star man Alex de Minaur, a hungry newcomer Aleksandar Vukic and the veteran Olympic champion doubles pairing of Matt Ebden and John Peers to steer his side to victory in Stockholm.
Aleksandar Vukic presented with Davis Cup gold jacket. After a chaotic Australian Open for Hewitt during which his selected team was decimated by injuries, with Kyrgios, Jordan Thompson and Thanasi Kokkinakis all succumbing, he’s still had the luxury of calling on quality replacements for the two-day tie starting on Friday .
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