Co-captain Lleyton Hewitt was critical of Nick Kyrgios after his withdrawal from Australia’s United Cup team at the 11th hour.
Hewitt on Thursday night criticised Kyrgios for a lack of communication.Nick Kyrgios took to social media to return serve at Australia’s United Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt.before withdrawing from the United Cup at the 11th hour.
Hewitt, Australia’s United Cup captain, fronted the media on Thursday night after Alex de Minaur’s first-up loss to Cameron Norrie – a match in which Kyrgios was scheduled to play against the Brit at Sydney’s Ken Rosewall Arena beforeHewitt wasn’t in Sydney when Kyrgios withdrew, stranded overseas due to a plane delay, but didn’t miss when he was asked about it.
Hewitt was recently critical of Kyrgios rejecting Australia’s invitation to play in the Davis Cup final against Canada. He doubled down on Thursday before Kyrgios responded. World No.19 Frances Tiafoe took the first set 6-3 against Czech player Tomas Machac, but Machac was leading 4-2 in the second set when he rolled his ankle and was forced to retire in Sydney. Tiafoe said Machac was playing extremely well when he went down, and he felt for his opponent.
Both women saved multiple set points and it was no surprise that the opening set went to a tie-breaker. Pegula was in control when leading 5-1, but Kvitova fought back brilliantly to take the tie-breaker. The world No.16 then broke Pegula early in the second set and did not take her foot off the throat.
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