Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur have been ruled out of Australia’s Davis Cup qualifiers against Brazil next week. Kyrgios and de Minaur were included in Australia’s squad which was announced last week. However, the two are dealing with respective injuries which have forced them to sit out for Australia’s next Davis Cup tie.

Kyrgios is battling with a left wrist injury that forced him out of the Mexican Open 2020 this week. On the other hand, de Minaur has aggravated an abdominal injury which sidelined him from the Australian Open 2020.

“Both are disappointed”: Lleyton Hewitt

“When we announced the team earlier in the week we were hopeful they both would be healthy to play,” Australia captain Hewitt said. “As seen in Acapulco during the week Alex’s abdominal injury has flared up. Nick has a wrist complaint, and they need to rest and focus on their recovery.”

“Both are disappointed, both guys love playing in the team environment and playing for Australia. It’s not an easy decision. However, at the end of the day, you have got to go off the medical advice,” Hewitt added.

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Who replaced Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur?

Lleyton Hewitt announced on Friday that doubles specialist John Peers and Alex Bolt will replace Kyrgios and de Minaur against Brazil.

The Australian team also includes John Millman, Jordan Thompson and James Duckworth. The matches are scheduled at Adelaide’s Memorial Drive on March 6-7.

The winner will join the 11 other qualifiers and the 2019 semi-finalists – Canada, Britain, Russia and Spain, along with wildcards France and Serbia in the finals in November. Australia has faced Brazil three times before in the Davis Cup and won on every occasion. It will be interesting to see how the team performs without their best players on the field?