Lleyton Hewitt has named an altered Australian Davis Cup team ahead of their qualifying tie against Sweden. Despite being named in the initial side, both Nick Kyrgios and Jordan Thompson have withdrawn through injury.

There has been a lot of excitement surrounding Nick Kyrgios' return to tennis. The Australian is a phenomenal character and box office on the court. His charisma and personality attract a lot of attention to his contests.

Nick Kyrgios dropped a bomb at the Australian Open this week, revealing he can’t see himself playing men’s singles at Melbourne Park again.

Nick Kyrgios has been replaced in Australia's Davis Cup squad by Aleksandar Vukic after the former Wimbledon finalist suffered an abdominal strain in the lead-up to the Australian Open. After a five-year absence from the Davis Cup,

The Davis Cup return of Nick Kyrgios is over before it started opening the door for Aleksandar Vukic to make his debut in this weekend’s tie against Sweden as reward for his breakout Australian Open performance.

Australia will feature debutant Aleksandar Vukic and Olympic champs John Peers and Matt Ebden in a reshuffled Davis Cup team to face Sweden in Stockholm.