MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian Davis Cup coach Jason Stoltenberg has indicated new team captain Lleyton Hewitt might play in this weekend's first-round World Group Davis Cup match against the United States due to the possible withdrawal of a virus-affected Nick Kyrgios.
If so, it would rank among the shortest "retirements" of any sportsperson. Two-time Grand Slam champion Hewitt only called it quits after a 20-year career during the Australian Open in late January, where he lost in the second round in singles.
"He thought he was retired and he's been hitting more than these guys," Stoltenberg said Wednesday at Kooyong.