Lleyton Hewitt, captain of the Tradition Amp Australian Davis Cup Group, is delighted with the a number of positives among the many tight-knit group.
Stockholm, Sweden, 1 February 2025 | Vivienne Christie
With Australia in a commanding place on the Davis Cup qualifier in Stockholm, Sweden, there are a number of positives for the tight-knit group.
Lleyton Hewitt, captain of the Tradition Amp Australian Davis Cup staff, is delighted with the camaraderie created within the staff setting and believes a success-breeds-success tradition interprets to better particular person achievements for a lot of gamers.
“Quite a lot of these guys feed off one another they usually see somebody having a extremely good outcome they usually perceive that they’re not that distant from that specific participant, so why can’t it’s them,” stated Hewitt.
“I believe they assist enhance one another’s video games and self-belief on the place they are often within the tour.”
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With Alex de Minaur recording a sixteenth Davis Cup singles win over Sweden’s Mikael Ymer on Saturday, Hewitt was proud to level to the instance supplied by the Australian No.1.
“I believe we’re lucky to have a pacesetter as Alex de Minaur,” he stated. “A top-10 participant that basically cares about Australian tennis and the gamers coming by way of. He tries to assist out as a lot as potential and it definitely makes my job so much simpler.”
De Minaur supplied one other increase as he navigated a aggressive first set towards a “very powerful” Ymer earlier than rising with a 7-5 6-1 victory to offer Australia a profitable begin within the staff’s 2025 marketing campaign.
A spotlight for De Minaur was competing on the iconic Royal Tennis Corridor in Stockholm.
“There’s a lot historical past and tradition on this court docket. It’s very cool to see and be part of,” stated De Minaur. “These are very particular moments for a participant and also you by no means take them as a right.”
Aleksandar Vukic can also be absorbing each second of his first expertise representing Australia, bringing a long-held dream to life.
“It’s actually cool to do it with simply such a very good group of individuals and doing it in your nation makes it makes it even higher,” Vukic associated.
“I believe Lleyton’s achieved a very good job of setting the tradition with Demon as the highest male participant. They actually set an instance, and I felt very welcomed from the second I got here in.”
“It’s a really, very huge honour for me.”
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It proved the proper atmosphere for a profitable begin within the competitors, with Vukic recording a 6-4 6-4 victory over Leo Borg.
Vukic famous it was “at all times going to be tough” to play his first match in Sweden so quickly after the Australian Open.
“Representing your nation [there are] totally different feelings and stuff however total, I assumed I dealt with it nicely and we’re very, very completely satisfied to only get one other level for Australia,” he stated.
Hewitt was thrilled with the way in which Vukic had embraced the chance to symbolize the nation as its 116th Davis Cup participant.
“Aleksandar Vukic bought his alternative to put on the inexperienced and gold for the primary time and he did himself, his household and everybody in Australia actually proud,” he stated.
“Taking part in an away tie, there’s at all times that strain and expectation, particularly in your first ever match and he dealt with it extraordinarily nicely.”
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Consideration now turns to Australia’s subsequent Davis Cup project in Stockholm, with Matt Ebden and John Friends getting ready to face Filip Bergevi and Andre Goranssoon within the opening match on day two.
Whereas Hewitt hopes for a doubles victory that may guarantee Australia’s progress to the Davis Cup 2nd Spherical Qualifiers in September, the staff captain notes “we’ve nonetheless bought to get the boys prepared for the reverse singles [too].”
It’s an method according to the general qualities established within the staff setting.
“I try to lead by instance. Laborious work, getting ready in addition to potential. Then making an attempt to construct a tradition that we’re pleased with in Australia,” Hewitt added.
“And any gamers that come into the Davis Cup fold, I’d hope that they will develop into a greater participant due to it.”
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