Nick Kyrgios has been replaced in Australia's Davis Cup squad by Aleksandar Vukic after the former Wimbledon finalist suffered an abdominal strain in the lead-up to the Australian Open.After a five-year absence from the Davis Cup,
Novak Djokovic withdraws from Serbia's squad for Davis Cup
Serbia Davis Cup captain Viktor Troiki has slammed the treatment of Novak Djokovic after he was booed off court following his retirement at the Australian Open. After losing the first set of his semi-final against Alexander Zverev, the 24-time Grand Slam champion was unable to continue and handed his German rival a walkover win.
Alex De Minaur, Aleksandar Vukic and Olympic champs John Peers and Matt Ebden to square off against Sweden in Stockholm.
Earlier this week, it was confirmed that Norrie had dropped out of the squad to face Japan after initially being selected by captain Leon Smith. He was replaced by Jan Choinski, who sits 191st in the ATP rankings.
The former world No. 1 was forced to retire from the 2025 Australian Open semifinals due to the same injury as Serbia prepares to face Denmark in Davis Cup qualifying this weekend.
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.
United States to face Taiwan in tournament-qualifying first round.
The Zimbabwe Davis Cup team is made up of the Lock brothers, Sibanda, non-playing captain Gwinyai Tongoona, and development representative Ronan Tashinga Mtisi. Speaking ahead of today’s opening singles match, Tongoona said they were ready for the challenge.
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.
Aleksandar Vukic has joined the squad to potentially play singles alongside Alex de Minaur in Australia's Davis
Krivokapic will compete against China's Zhizhen Zhang, who is ranked No. 50 in the world, following the first match of Petar Jovanovic (Montegro) vs. Jle