Hewitt happy to end Davis Cup exile of 'different' Kyrgios


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 22 Oct 2019

Tennis - Davis Cup - Semi-Finals - Belgium vs Australia - Palais 12, Brussels, Belgium - September 17, 2017 Australia captain Lleyton Hewitt celebrates during the match between Belgium's Steve Darcis and Australia's Jordan Thompson REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Wayward tennis talent Nick Kyrgios may be a "different character" but Australia's Davis Cup team is better with him in it, according to captain Lleyton Hewitt.

Hewitt, who omitted Kyrgios from a February tie against Bosnia and Herzegovina for failing "cultural standards", has ended the 24-year-old's exile by naming him in the team for next month's revamped finals in Spain.

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