Leon Smith says Britain's Davis Cup qualifying tie against Japan is a "great opportunity" for others in the absence of Jack Draper and Cameron Norrie.

Alex De Minaur, Aleksandar Vukic and Olympic champs John Peers and Matt Ebden to square off against Sweden in Stockholm.

There has been a lot of excitement surrounding Nick Kyrgios' return to tennis. The Australian is a phenomenal character and box office on the court. His charisma and personality attract a lot of attention to his contests.

Earlier this week, it was confirmed that Norrie had dropped out of the squad to face Japan after initially being selected by captain Leon Smith. He was replaced by Jan Choinski, who sits 191st in the ATP rankings.

United States to face Taiwan in tournament-qualifying first round.

In the meantime, Hewitt’s happy to rely on his trusty star man Alex de Minaur, a hungry newcomer Aleksandar Vukic and the veteran Olympic champion doubles pairing of Matt Ebden and John Peers to steer his side to victory in Stockholm.

The Davis Cup return of Nick Kyrgios is over before it started opening the door for Aleksandar Vukic to make his debut in this weekend’s tie against Sweden as reward for his breakout Australian Open performance.

Aleksandar Vukic has joined the squad to potentially play singles alongside Alex de Minaur in Australia's Davis

Krivokapic will compete against China's Zhizhen Zhang, who is ranked No. 50 in the world, following the first match of Petar Jovanovic (Montegro) vs. Jle

Cameron Norrie withdraws from this week's Davis Cup tie in Japan, leaving the Great Britain team without any singles players ranked in the world's top 75.

It means Hewitt has been forced to call up Aleksandar Vukic for his Davis Cup debut and recall doubles veterans John Peers and Matt Ebden. Vukic is playing the tennis of his life, making the third round of the Australian Open and surging to World No.66 in the ATP rankings.