Lleyton Hewitt has been forced to make changes to his Davis Cup squad for this weekend's clash with Sweden, with Nick Kyrgios and Jordan Thompson reportedly ruled out. And Thanasi Kokkinakis is in extreme doubt,

Straight-set wins for Alex de Minaur and Aleksandar Vukic place Australia in a commanding position in the Davis

The Australian Open has wreaked havoc on Lleyton Hewitt's squad for a Davis Cup tie against Sweden, with injuries having a lingering impact.

Wins for Alex de Minaur and Aleksandar Vukic have put Australia on the verge of sealing victory in their Davis Cup first-round qualifying tie in Stockholm.

Tennis Australia says it has advised its players against competing in Russia following reports that Davis Cup team member Thanasi Kokkinakis featured in an exhibition in St. Petersburg two months ago

But Vukic, making his Davis Cup debut, reeled off several aces to close out the match. The 28-year-old made the third round of the Australian Open and was brought into Australia’s squad, with Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis out with injuries.

World No.8 de Minaur, in his first outing since his Australian Open quarter-final drubbing by Jannik Sinner, had to subdue comeback man Mikael Ymer before running away to a 7-5 6-1 victory on Friday (Saturday AEDT).

The Davis Cup return of Nick Kyrgios is over before it started opening the door for Aleksandar Vukic to make his debut in this weekend’s tie against Sweden as reward for his breakout Australian Open performance.

Captain Lleyton Hewitt is happy to rely on his trusty spearhead Alex de Minaur, hungry newcomer Aleksandar Vukic and veteran Olympic champion doubles players Matt Ebden and John Peers to steer the Culture Amp Australian Davis Cup team to a first-round qualifying win over Sweden in Stockholm.

Tennis Australia is advising players against competing in Russia amid reports Thanasi Kokkinakis featured in an exhibition event there.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Tennis Australia says it has advised its players against competing in Russia following reports that Davis Cup team member Thanasi Kokkinakis featured in an exhibition ...

Lleyton Hewitt has named an altered Australian Davis Cup team ahead of their qualifying tie against Sweden. Despite being named in the initial side, both Nick Kyrgios and Jordan Thompson have withdrawn through injury.