Bernard Tomic and Cruz Hewitt both fall in straight sets in opening round of Australian Open qualifiers

Drawcards Bernard Tomic and Cruz Hewitt both suffered straight-set defeats in round one of Australian Open qualifying, dashing their hopes of a main draw berth. Tomic, 32, may have played his last match after losing to Jozef Kovalik, while 16-year-old Hewitt fell to Nikoloz Basilashvili. Nick Kyrgios, absent from the Australian Open for three years, has been named in the Davis Cup team for Australia’s qualifying tie in Sweden, marking a return to the international stage after a five-year absence.

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