Veteran tennis ace Lleyton Hewett leads the
charge against Poland as Australia battles for a return to the Davis Cup top
tier.
Starting this Friday night, Australia treks
to Warsaw to battle Poland for a return to the Davis Cup’s World Group for the
first time since 2007.
After his gallant fourth round charge at
the US Open, Lleyton Hewitt is again set to fly the flag for his nation, with
Bernard Tomic also on track to represent the Aussies in the singles. Davis Cup
captain Pat Rafter is then expected to select Hewitt to join big serving left
hander Chris Guccione for the doubles.
It will be a tough assignment for the Aussies
away from home on clay against the Polish team of Jerzy Janowicz, Lukasz Kubot,
Marcin Matkowski, Mariusz Fyrstenburg.
Hosted by Todd Woodbridge with expert
analysis from former Davis Cup captain John Fitzgerald, the Davis Cup clash
broadcast starts this Friday night at midnight (12am Saturday) LIVE on 7TWO.
Broadcast times
Friday September 13
Day 1 – Midnight AEST (12am Saturday) 7TWO
Saturday September 14
Day 2 – 10pm AEST 7TWO
Sunday September 15
Day 3 – 11.30 pm AEST 7TWO
