Alex de Minaur‘s mentor and ATP legend Lleyton Hewitt almost flouted the rules at the 2024 Australian Open during de Minaur’s match against Andrey Rublev on Sunday.
The 2024 United Cup is upon us, and we have many nations going head to head as many former and current players, such as Lleyton Hewitt, will serve as team captains.
Alexander Zverev backed former ATP player Lleyton Hewitt after the Australian criticized the Davis Cup format following the Davis Cup final. Lleyton Hewitt has been quite open about his distaste for the current Davis Cup format, criticizing it multiple times.
Thanasi Kokkinakis was supposed to be part of the Australian Davis Cup Team at the 2023 Davis Cup Finals, but he won't because of an injury. Thanasi Kokkinakis endured a really heartbreaking career.
Former ATP No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt will be inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame at next year's Australian Open . A special ceremony to commemorate Hewitt's momentous occasion will be held at Rod Laver Arena prior to the Australian Open night session on Wednesday, January 24th.
Lleyton Hewitt doesn't like this Davis Cup format, and he proved it many times with the way he spoke about it, including recently. Hewitt did well with Australia to secure a spot in the Final 8 of the Davis Cup; however, he still passionately hates the format.
Alex de Minaur booked his second final on grass and he'll try to get it done though it will be very tough against Carlos Alcaraz. De Minaur put together a very impressive week at the 2023 Cinch Championships that started with him snapping the winning streak of Andy Murray in the first round.
While some were disappointed by Nick Kyrgios' withdrawal from the 2023 United Cup, it made one person happy and he made sure to thank his compatriot. Jason Kubler got a chance to represent his country after the highest-ranked Australian withdrew from the event.
The Australian United Cup team is facing some serious problems as both highest-ranked players withdrew from the event. First, the biggest Australian ATP star, Nick Kyrgios pulled out from the tournament.
Nick Kyrgios didn't make the Australian United Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt happy by his withdrawal from the event. The 2022 Wimbledon finalist was supposed to be the leader of the Australian team at the inaugural event that takes place in three Australian cities.
The 2023 ATP season may be the one in which the Australian Davis Cup raises back to the top, but they will need Nick Kyrgios to do so. The Australian men's tennis is currently enjoying the best years since Lleyton Hewitt, who is the team captain.
The 2022 United Cup will kick-off on December 29 and alongside entry list and draw we also know captains for each country. 18 countries will be competing at the 2022 United Cup as they will be split into six groups in three cities.
Australia reached the 2022 Davis Cup Finals final and they were only one step away from ending the season as champions. Despite bringing a very strong team to Malaga, Australia's captain Lleyton Hewitt missed one very important player in his line-up.
Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson teamed up to win the deciding doubles match Friday as Australia advanced to the Davis Cup final for the first time since 2003 with a 2-1 victory over Croatia in Malaga, Spain.
Spanish teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz will become the youngest world No.1 in tennis history if he defeats Casper Ruud in the US Open final on Sunday.
Two-time Grand Slam champion Lleyton Hewitt was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday night. Hewitt remains the youngest No. 1 player in men's tennis history, hitting the mark at 20 years, 8 months and 23 days in November 2001.
The 25-year-old became the first Australian woman to win the major tournament since 1978. Chris Almeida: As we speak, it’s mid-morning Saturday American time.
Australia's Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt says moving the competition to Abu Dhabi would be "selling the soul" of it.
Lleyton Hewitt has confirmed Alex de Minaur will spearhead Australia's team for next month's Davis Cup Finals in Europe, while the Australian summer schedule is taking shape.
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