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Ian Chadband

No Kyrgios as Hewitt turns to Davis Cup new boy Vukic

Aleksandar Vukic will make his Davis Cup debut for Australia in Stockholm - against a familiar name. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Captain Lleyton Hewitt hasn't given up on a potential return to Davis Cup action for Nick Kyrgios despite the former Wimbledon finalist having predictably had to pull out of Australia's first-round qualifying tie with Sweden because of more injury concerns.

In the meantime, Hewitt's happy to rely on his trusty star man Alex de Minaur, a hungry newcomer Aleksandar Vukic and the veteran Olympic champion doubles pairing of Matt Ebden and John Peers to steer his side to victory in Stockholm.

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