Aleksandar Vukic will make his Davis Cup debut on Saturday morning when Australia start their 2025 marketing campaign towards Sweden.
, 30 January 2025 | Jackson Mansell
World No.66 Aleksandar Vukic will change into Australia’s 116th Davis Cup consultant when the nation opens its 2025 marketing campaign towards Sweden on Saturday morning.
It provides to a stellar month for the 28-year-old after he loved his career-best run at Melbourne Park. Vukic reached the third spherical at Australian Open 2025 – the oldest Australian man to make his third-round debut in Melbourne since Wayne Arthurs in 2001.
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“Very privileged and particularly to be surrounded by legends of the Australian tennis scene. It’s a really, very huge honour for me,” he stated. “I’ll do my greatest to do my half to characterize the nation and characterize everybody there the most effective that I can.”
The Sydneysider despatched shockwaves when he upset world No.22 Sebastian Korda within the second spherical of AO 2025. Vukic got here from two units to at least one right down to prevail towards the American.
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He was additionally valiant in his third-round defeat to British No.1 Jack Draper, the place he misplaced in a final-set tiebreak. Nevertheless, regardless of the loss, Vukic left Melbourne Park a cheerful man.
“Lleyton (Hewitt), Rochey (Tony Roche) and Crabby (Jaymon Crabb), they sat me down the day after I misplaced and advised me [that I had been selected for the Davis Cup team], so it type of softened the blow after dropping that match,” he stated. “It was very good to listen to, and I positively walked out of Melbourne with extra of a smile on my face for certain.”
Vukic was introduced along with his Davis Cup jacket by fellow New South Welshman and four-time Davis Cup champion Ken Rosewall.
“Yeah fairly surreal, wasn’t anticipating it,” Vukic stated on receiving his jacket from the eight-time Grand Slam champion. “For him to be there, particularly another person from Sydney as nicely. I used to be telling him I play on his court docket lots.
“It’s very good to have met him and for him to have introduced that to me.”
After three consecutive finals campaigns, Australia will journey to Sweden for the primary time since 2003, the place Lleyton Hewitt led the aspect to a five-nil whitewash. Now, Hewitt goals to reign victorious as Australian captain.
“I’m very blissful and assured with the squad and crew that I’ve at my disposal. Very pleased with the fellows too to be trustworthy as a result of they make it a precedence to play for Australia,” he stated.
“It’s not a straightforward time for us. They’ve had plenty of stress and expectations taking part in in Australia and simply straightaway hop on a airplane and make this a precedence. So, me and my teaching workers are very pleased with the fellows, and it’s going to be a pleasure for me to take a seat out on the court docket with them.”
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