The Nick Kyrgios no-show at the United Cup teams event is "no surprise" according to one of his biggest rivals.
The world No 22, who reached a first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon this year, was expected to be the talisman for the Australian team. And his scheduled opening clash in the mixed-gender event, against Britain's Cameron Norrie, appeared a mouth-watering one.
However, just minutes before Wednesday's press conference, Kyrgios dropped out of the Sydney-based tournament, throwing his team's plans into chaos. He had reportedly picked up a minor injury in training on Tuesday, and did not want to take any risks ahead of the Australian Open.
