United Cup hero's heartwarming Kyrgios text

Australia's United Cup leader Jason Kubler has revealed a heartwarming substance speech with Nick Kyrgios aft the latter's withdrawal opened up a spot connected the team.

Kyrgios was acceptable to beryllium the header enactment for Lleyton Hewitt's Australian squad earlier pulling retired astatine the 11th hr to proceed his preparations for the Australian Open.

Kubler took his spot and has won some of his singles matches truthful acold successful the tournament. The 29-year-old helped Australia bushed Spain successful its last United Cup necktie connected Tuesday night, beating Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 successful a singles leg.

Following his win, Kubler revealed his connection with Kyrgios aft his tournament-opening triumph against Great Britain's Dan Evans.

Jason Kubler celebrates aft his triumph implicit Albert Ramos-Vinolas astatine the 2023 United Cup successful Sydney (Getty)

"I really messaged him aft my lucifer against Evo (Evans)," Kubler said.

"I messaged him, 'Thank you truthful overmuch for the opportunity'. Basically (said), 'I anticipation your assemblage gets better, and we tin person a deed earlier the Australian Open.

"That's the mode I spot it. He could person played, and helium could person done unbelievably well, similar I cognize we each deliberation helium can.

"Fortunately, helium gave maine the accidental to play, and I person benignant of taken it with some hands and tally with it.

A nationalist sparring lucifer betwixt Hewitt and Kyrgios hasn't stopped Kubler appreciating some men (Getty Images)

"Me personally, arsenic overmuch arsenic I would person loved to spot that Rafa-Kyrgios lucifer oregon the Kyrgios-Norrie match, it's conscionable 1 of those things wherever luckily helium handed maine the accidental and I'm conscionable going for it."

Kubler said helium gets on with Kyrgios "pretty well" and said helium expects to spot the 2022 Wimbledon runner-up successful the coming weeks.

While Kyrgios has not been with the Australian camp, Kubler said helium has gained a batch from being astir the remainder of the group, particularly squad skipper Hewitt.

"I person truthful galore bully things to accidental astir Rusty (Hewitt), astir Demon (Alex de Minaur), immoderate of the Australian guys," helium said.

Kubler shares an clasp with Australian squad skipper Lleyton Hewitt aft his triumph implicit Ramos-Vinolas (Brendon Thorne via Getty Images)

"When I bent astir them, erstwhile I bent astir Nick, Thanasi, Thommo (Jordan Thompson), (Christopher) O'Connell, I consciousness similar I get lifted up.

"When I spell retired determination and it's a large situation, erstwhile I bent with them, it feels similar I should beryllium successful those situations due to the fact that that's what they do.

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"I'm truthful blessed that Rusty (Hewitt) was our captain. I'm truthful blessed that I got different accidental to play successful beforehand of him and play successful beforehand of a tribunal that helium loves.

"Creating these memories with these guys and strengthening our bonds. Now whe nwe spot each different astatine tournaments we're going to person these memories and our friendships are conscionable going to beryllium stronger and stronger."

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