Captain Hewitt Explains Kokkinakis' Absence From Davis Cup Finals Despite Initial Nomination

Thanasi Kokkinakis was supposed to be part of the Australian Davis Cup Team at the 2023 Davis Cup Finals, but he won't because of an injury. Thanasi Kokkinakis endured a really heartbreaking career. After breaking out as a teenager, the Australian kept battling injuries for years. This year was the healthiest he's ever been, and it reflected in his results as he managed to record some important wins. As such, he was expected to be a vital part of the Australian Davis Cup Team, but that won't be happening as he got injured. He was in action a few weeks ago back home in Australia, playing some ATP Challenger events, but he twisted his ankle at one of them, forcing him to abandon plans of playing in the Davis Cup. Team Captain Lleyton Hewitt confirmed it. Well, he got injured. He played a tournament in Sydney a few weeks ago and twisted his ankle. He was working through that, and then he had another little setback in training about a week ago. But to be honest, we had a lot of options. So I feel very comfortabl