Nick Kyrgios has been changed in Australia’s Davis Cup squad by Aleksandar Vukic after the previous Wimbledon finalist suffered an belly pressure within the lead-up to the Australian Open.
After a five-year absence from the Davis Cup, Kyrgios had been a shock inclusion within the squad named by captain Lleyton Hewitt in December for the first-round tie towards Sweden beginning afterward Friday.
“I used to be excited to think about the potential for him to be again within the Davis Cup group, nevertheless it wasn’t to be and clearly he’s very underdone along with his physique,” Hewitt advised Australian media.
Damage-hampered Kyrgios was knocked out of the primary spherical of the Australian Open by unseeded Briton Jacob Fearnley, having performed just one tour-level match within the lead-up to the Grand Slam after getting back from wrist surgical procedure.
“So it’s not stunning he’s received an harm attempting to play five-set tennis right away with out many matches,” added Hewitt.
The Australian Open was Kyrgios’s first Grand Slam motion because the 2022 U.S. Open, with knee, foot and wrist issues wiping out his 2023 and 2024 seasons.
World quantity 66 Vukic will be a part of teammate Alex De Minaur within the singles ties for Australia, who reached the 2024 semifinals and being runner-up in 2022 and 2023.