Philippoussis and Hewitt okay for Davis Cup semi, says captain
Philippoussis and Hewitt okay for Davis Cup semi, says captain
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) - Australian captain John Fitzgerald gave the okay
for his two leading singles players Lleyton Hewitt and Mark Philippoussis in
the countdown to next week's Davis Cup tennis semi-final against Switzerland
here.
Philippoussis joined team-mate Wayne Arthurs in a training session here on
Thursday, but raised some concerns with a persistent hacking cough.
Philippoussis and Fitzgerald dismissed suggestions the Wimbledon finalist was
ill.
"I've just got some phlegm so that will go in a couple of days," Philippoussis
said.
He arrived home after being dumped out of the US Open in the third round by
Argentinian David Nalbandian but said he was happy with his form.
"I'm feeling pretty good. I had a bit of a break, went back to San Diego and
just relaxed and did some surfing -- cleared the mind to get ready for this,"
he said.
Fitzgerald said: "We all get jet-lagged a bit and he does a lot of travelling
so, he'll be fine.
"I think he's just a little bit sniffly off the plane and give him a day or
two, he'll be fine."
Fitzgerald said Hewitt, who went down to eventual US Open finalist Juan Carlos
Ferrero in the quarter-finals, would not be concerned by a slight hip injury
next week.
"He's okay, he ran a lot of miles over there on those hard courts and you get
a bit sore sometimes. That's nothing out of the ordinary," Fitzgerald said of
Hewitt, who arrives home this weekend.
The Swiss will rely heavily on Wimbledon champion Roger Federer, who defeated
Philippoussis at the all-England club, but the Australian said that would not
be preying on his mind.
"Every match is different, especially Davis Cup -- it's completely different,"
he said.
"Obviously we know how we all play."
The semi-final tie will be held at Melbourne Park on September 19-21.
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