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After a lot of turmoil and harsh words between Bernard Tomic and Lleyton Hewitt (Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios were involved as well) during the previous week, the Aussies will try to leave that behind them and focus on the upcoming clash where they are the favorites.
The Adelaide native, Hewitt won the maiden ATP title in his hometown 21 years ago and he was in the Davis Cup squad in 2004 when Australia defeated Sweden 4-1 in Adelaide in the opening round. .
Bolt and Popyrin have reached the third round at the Australian Open and Lleyton will have to decide who will compete alongside de Minaur in the singles in the opening day. Under the new rules, Davis Cup Qualifiers will last just two days instead of three, with the best-of-three matches and three rubbers set to be played on Saturday, doubles followed by two singles.
De Minaur has had an incredible start to the year winning his maiden ATP title in Sydney and making the third round of the Aussie Open, . Popyrin showed us he can match it with the top players and it was pleasing to see him do so well in only his second appearance at a Grand Slam.
John Millman and Jordan Thompson will bring experience to the team as will John Peers who is contesting his ninth Grand Slam mens doubles quarterfinal tomorrow. Its great to also bring Alex Bolt along to Adelaide after his impressive run last week.
Our focus will now shift towards preparing for the tie and as a team were excited to bring Davis Cup tennis back to Adelaide for the first time in 15 years.
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