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.

Alex De Minaur, Aleksandar Vukic and Olympic champs John Peers and Matt Ebden to square off against Sweden in Stockholm.

Britain 39;s Jack Draper fought through his third successive five-set epic at the Australian Open to tee up a blockbuster meeting with Spanish superstar Carlos Alcaraz in the fourth round .

The British No 1 faces a stiff task as Alcaraz looks to continue his chase for a career grand slam before Djokovic is in action later

Aleksandar Vukic has flown to Sweden with the team on the back of a third round finish at the Australian Open. Picture: Michael Klein “Unfortunately I will not be playing the match this weekend ...

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,

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.

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.

Britain has been waiting for a new male star to rally behind since Andy Murray's retired. While Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans have received tremendous support in tournaments, the most exciting young British player on the rise is Jack Draper.

After world no. 1 Jannik Sinner and Grigor Dimitrov, the young Briton Jack Draper also pulled out from the ATP 500 tournament. Last year's US Open semi-finalist experienced a setback during the off-season.

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.

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.