MELBOURNE, Australia — Lleyton Hewitt will end his short retirement to become playing captain for Australia against the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup World Group this weekend, although he was not immediately included in the opening three matches.
Davis Cup officials said Hewitt, who retired after a second-round singles loss at the Australian Open in January, will replace Nick Kyrgios, who has a virus.
Hewitt took over as Australia captain at the start of this year.
The draw for the first-round tie on grass at Kooyong was held Thursday morning, and Sam Groth will open against John Isner in singles, with Bernard Tomic playing Jack Sock in the second match.