Alex De Minaur, Aleksandar Vukic and Olympic champs John Peers and Matt Ebden to square off against Sweden in Stockholm.

Captain Lleyton Hewitt hasn't given up on a potential return to Davis Cup action for Nick Kyrgios despite the former Wimbledon finalist having

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

There has been a lot of excitement surrounding Nick Kyrgios' return to tennis. The Australian is a phenomenal character and box office on the court. His charisma and personality attract a lot of attention to his contests.

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 ruled out. And Thanasi Kokkinakis is in extreme doubt,

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.

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.

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.

Nick Kyrgios’ hopes of returning to the Davis Cup scene are over for now, but his injury has opened the door for an Australian Open hero to make his debut.

Aleksandar Vukic has joined the squad to potentially play singles alongside Alex de Minaur in Australia's Davis

It was the kick in the guts that crippled Nick Kyrgios's Australian Open campaign, and now it's ruled him out of the Davis Cup team.

Analysis - It's local supporters at the Australian Open who have been the worst behaved, with actions like booing Novak Djokovic after his shock injury retirement, says tennis writer Dave Worlsey.