Lleyton Hewitt, captain of the Australian team that lost this Sunday in the final match Canada (2-0), asserted his criticism of the current Davis Cup format, in which the doubles pair can leave without playing if the tie is decided in two individual matches, as was the case.
“Everyone knows how I feel. I don’t think now is the time to talk about it. But this week I was disappointed with the Dutch team, for example. They have two quality doubles players and they are working on all year to come in and play in the biggest event of the year and they didn’t get a chance to play a game”, he pointed out.
“I’ve always thought this is a misconception, but no one listens. I can talk ad nauseam, but nothing changes. We keep white Band-Aids, certain people put Band-Aids on problems. That’s not fixing them,” said Hewitt , a two-time winner. Davis as a player.
“Imagine that in my days as a player the best doubles team in the world, the WoodiesThey come in this format and can’t play the game. And did you make it a priority? I don’t think it’s right,” he said.
Losing in the final, he declared himself “destroyed by the boys”.
“They put in their commitment and their work and they did everything well. We are very proud of the effort and dedication they showed,” he said. “We came up a little short but I couldn’t be more proud. I know all of Australia must be.”
About absence in the group of Nick Kyrgios, number 22 in the world and declared himself ‘undeserving’, Hewitt said he didn’t know what it would take to convince him. “You have to ask him. I can’t try harder,” he said.
Alex de Minaur, lost in the final of Felix Auger-AliassimeHe said, he also tried to please Kyrgios. “But it didn’t happen,” he said.
The Australian player said it was “hard to put into words” how he felt after the final. “We had a goal and we didn’t reach it,” he said.
“I only had one job to do, which was to lead my team to the decisive doubles. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to. It’s very hard. You always want to do everything you can for your team, and I had opportunities. But not now. Things went well for me,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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