SYDNEY (AFP) – Australia Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt said Monday Nick Kyrgios had a good chance of playing in this week’s World Group playoff and backed his young star after a slew of on-court controversies.Australia’s number one, who Monday rose to a career-high 15th, in the world, was forced to quit his third round US Open match against Ukraine’s Illya Marchenko eight days ago with a hip injury.But Hewitt said the early signs were very encouraging that he could feature in the tie against Slovakia beginning in Sydney on Friday.It was a good hit-out from Nick today. It’s going …read more
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