Lleyton Hewitt breaks his silence over Bernard Tomic attack
Lleyton Hewitt has snapped back at Bernard Tomic’s criticism of his Davis Cup captaincy. Tomic, when asked on Monday whether or not he would be available to play in the Davis Cup, had some interesting things to say about Hewitt’s captaincy.
Tomic said: "It's all Lleyton. I'm going to say it honestly, no-one likes him anymore.
"He's just doing the wrong thing. He's playing Davis Cup, I thought he was retired. He's playing all these matches and stuff like this. You know what I mean?
"He used to hate Tennis Australia. It's weird. And now he loves them. What's happened here?"
However, the comments haven’t gotten to Hewitt. He broke his silence and told Channel Nine: "I had a bit of a laugh actually.
"It's kind of Bernie being Bernie, especially after a loss last night and going in and complaining about a few things.
"So, for me, I kind of just laugh it off and move forward."
Bernard Tomic at the Australian Open.
Depsite Tomic specifically naming other Aussie players who were frustrated with Hewitt, such as Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis, Hewitt wasn’t worried by those comments either.
"Those boys [Kyrgios and Kokkinakis] are going on for big matches today … we've spoken before the Australian Open and we will continue to speak after the Australian Open leading into the Davis Cup tie.
"For me, I love being a part and helping the Australian players as much as possible."
However, Hewitt made a point to say that things might have been overshadowed by Tomic’s comments.
"I guess the disappointing thing [was] that the Aussies had such a great day yesterday, on both the men's and women's side," Hewitt elaborated.
"It probably got overshadowed by Bernie's comments."
With eight Australian players advancing to the second round of the men’s and women’s draws on the first day of the Australian Open, it’s shaping up to be an interesting start to the grand slam tournament.
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