John Fitzgerald has been reappointed non-playing captain of Australia's Davis Cup squad for 2008 despite failing to keep the 28-times champions in the World Group. Australia lost their place in the elite World Group for the first time since 1991 when they lost a relegation tie against Serbia in September.
Australian Davis Cup captain leapt to the defence Hewitt after he was involved in a heated exchange with an umpire.
'I've been a little bit shocked this week with how players have been treated by the broadcaster.'
Australia captain John Fitzgerald says Hewitt and Philippoussis are no guarantee that Australia will breeze through the Davis Cup match with an injury-racked British team.
The teams, which meet in a quarter-final from Friday, have a strong tradition in Davis Cup.
The world No. 1 faces a possible fine for not attending the team news conference ahead of the Davis Cup tie against Britain.
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Former world number one Pat Rafter has been named Australia's Davis Cup coach and is tasked with leading the once-great tennis nation back to the pinnacle of the sport.
Lleyton Hewitt has been recalled to lead Australia's Davis Cup team in their Asia/Oceania first round tie in Thailand next month.
The former world number one was included in a four-man team along with Chris Guccione, Paul Hanley and Peter Luczak.
The Australian is still suffering the effects of an injury he picked up during the US Open and had been rested as a precaution.
Lleyton Hewitt, Wayne Arthurs, Todd Woodbridge and Scott Draper would be in the team for next month's Davis Cup tie with Austria.
They gave Australia an unassailable 3-0 lead over Belarus in their Davis Cup quarter-final on Saturday.
Mark Philippoussis will lead Australia in the Davis Cup final against Spain to be held in Melbourne.
The former world No.1's break from tennis will help rather than hinder Australia in the Davis Cup final, says captain John Fitzgerald.
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Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history, is back for her third Games after withdrawing from most of her events at the Tokyo Games in 2021 with mental health issues.
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