- Grand slam doubles champion omitted from Davis Cup squad
- Kokkinakis returns to Australian team for first time since 2015
Nick Kyrgios’s heroics in the doubles at the Australian Open has not been enough to earn him selection for Australia’s Davis Cup clash with Hungary. Team captain Lleyton Hewitt has instead opted for debutant Luke Saville, Thanasi Kokkinakis, world No 12 doubles specialist John Peers, Australian No 1 Alex de Minaur and world No 65 Alexei Popyrin for the March 4-5 tie in Sydney.
Kokkinakis and Kyrgios clinched the men’s doubles title at the Australian Open last week to earn their first grand slam title. But Hewitt is confident his team has enough firepower to match the Hungarians, who will be led by world No 39 Marton Fucsovics.