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Davis Cup loses Djokovic, Kyrgios
Novak Djokovic has made the expected pullout for weekend Davis Cup first–round play after failing to complete last week’s Australian Open semi-final against Alexander Zverev.
The 24-time grand Slam winner will be unavailable for Serbia’s tie in Copenhagen against as a thigh muscle tear heals.
The Serbs will dream of not repeating last year’s debacle, where – without Djokovic onside – they were eliminated from the worldwide team competition at home by a loss to Slovakia.
Australian will be without spark plug Nick Kyrgios, by now a long-term injury victim and fading force in the game.
The 29-year-old made a return to the courts at the Australian after nearly two seasons out of action, but lost to Brit Jakob Faarenley in the opening round,
Australia travel to Stockholm to face Sweden.