Hewitt fumes at Kyrgios over Davis Cup snub

Kyrgios surpassed de Minaur as the nation's No.1 ranked singles player in September, while doubles titles at Washington, Atlanta and Melbourne Park alongside best mate Kokkinakis solidified his place as Australia's top doubles player.But the 27-year-old hasn't played in the Davis Cup since 2019 – the same year he missed selection for "failing cultural standards".

Instead of representing his country in the men's team event, Kyrgios is preparing to play in the heavily criticised Diriyah Tennis Cup - a lucrative three-day exhibition event in Saudi Arabia where he is expected to pick up a six-figure appearance fee just for showing up.Despite a successful tournament for Australia, Auger-Aliassime secured the winning point for the North Americans when he downed de Minaur 6-3 6-4 in their singles tie.

"I don't know. You have to ask him. I can't try any harder," he said while adding that he "of course" approached Kyrgios about making a return.De Minaur is also frustrated with his countryman.An eagle-eyed social media user also questioned whether Kyrgios' exile was secretly referenced in a de Minaur Instagram post on Saturday.

In the post, de Minaur praised his Davis Cup teammates and said there was "no greater honour" than representing his country.For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by

One flog cracks it at other flog.

They’re upset at a player who made himself unavailable from the get go? What does the coach really think about the guys who actually got the team to the final then wanted to jettison Kyrgios in? Bit of a kick to the guys to them isn’t it? But of course it’s always Nick’s fault.

Kyrgios is a flog.

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