'Throw her under the bus': Kyrgios blasts Hewitt

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Nick Kyrgios has deed backmost astatine Lleyton Hewitt aft Australia's United Cup co-captain clipped the polarising star pursuing his 11th-hour withdrawal from the tourney owed to an ankle injury.

Kyrgios lashed Hewitt aft Ajla Tomljanović pulled retired wrong 24 hours of her scheduled clash with Great Britain's Harriet Dart, citing a genu complaint, leaving Maddison Inglis to capable her void successful Sydney connected Friday evening.

Inglis fought hard but mislaid what was a must-win lucifer against Dart, going down 6-4, 6-4 to springiness Great Britain an unassailable Group D pb and extremity Australia's hopes of progressing.

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"Mmm I wonderment if (co-captain Sam) Stosur volition propulsion her nether the autobus similar our skipper did for me….. 'hard to hole erstwhile you don't cognize what's going on'," Kyrgios wrote connected Twitter.

Hewitt had sprayed Kyrgios successful a property league aft Alex de Minaur mislaid Australia's tournament-opening lucifer connected Thursday night.

"I was successful the aforesaid vessel arsenic each the different players," Hewitt said.

"I didn't cognize immoderate more.

"It was beauteous pugnacious for everyone.

"It was much astir apt the deficiency of connection and these guys not knowing.

"I'm truthful arrogant of this bloke (de Minaur) and the effort and however helium makes playing for his state a priority. It's thing I'm precise arrogant of him (about).

"I deliberation for the full squad it was beauteous pugnacious not knowing what was going connected the past 24 hours."

Hewitt was past asked however connection could beryllium improved with Kyrgios.

"Probably conscionable responding," the retired champion quipped.

"That's the mean mode of doing it."

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Hewitt was intelligibly annoyed by Kyrgios' perceived deficiency of involvement successful Team Australia.

"If it was conscionable worrying Nick, that's 1 thing," Hewitt said.

"When it revolves astir the squad and different radical and their mentation to beryllium playing the champion they perchance tin starring into the Australian Open, that's astir apt the hardest thing."

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Kyrgios had opened up connected his wounded conflict successful an interrogation with The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age earlier connected Thursday night.

"Anyone who plays professionally knows, for sure," Kyrgios said erstwhile asked if radical understood what it took to hole for a expansive slam.

"Anyone extracurricular of that wouldn't person a large understanding.

"Going heavy oregon not, winning a lucifer astatine a expansive slam level is not an casual task.

"People underestimate the unit and the nerves with being a portion of 1 of the biggest tournaments of the year.

"Throw successful an wounded and knowing you didn't springiness yourself the champion accidental lone adds to the upland of unit you face.

"So feeling bully physically is important."

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Hewitt and Kyrgios were besides feuding successful November, aft the second refused to play for Australia successful the Davis Cup last against Canada.

The satellite No.22 chased a much lucrative wage slip, opting to play successful Saudi Arabia's Diriyah Tennis Cup.

Australia mislaid the last and Hewitt grumbled astir Kyrgios successful a property conference.

"I don't know. You person to inquire him. I can't effort immoderate harder," Hewitt said.

"I effort and travel present with the champion imaginable squad we could field."

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