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Hewitt, Kyrgios Partner for Queen's Club


Australian standouts will join forces at Queen's Club.

Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt and Aussie No. 1 Nick Kyrgios have been awarded a wild card for next month's Fever-Tree Championship on the grass of the historic Queen's Club.

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It will be their second Tour-level doubles appearance together.

They previously partnered for the 2015 Rogers Cup in Montreal.

Earlier this year, the 37-year-old Hewitt and Kyrgios teamed up for the Fast4 Sydney International where they made a formidable team.



Hewitt is a four-time Queen's Club singles champion, including sweeping Pete Sampras in the 2000 final.

"The memories I have of beating Pete Sampras in the final when I was a teenager are as vivid now as they’ve ever been," Hewitt said. "The grass is always perfect, they look after the players, and it’s just a really special tournament to me, and I think to everyone that’s played there.

"I still love to compete, I can still play a bit, and to be given the chance to get out there with another Aussie is something I’m really looking forward to."

Rising British player Cameron Norrie has been awarded a wild card into the singles main draw of the Fever-Tree Championships.

Hewitt has also taken a wild entry in the doubles tournament at the Surbiton Trophy, June 4-10th. Hewitt will play there with Alex Bolt.

When they aren't playing side-by-side, Hewitt and Kyrgios have gone head-to-head with some highly entertaining(and sometime destructive) results.



Kyrgios has not played an ATP-level singles match since losing to Ivo Karlovic on the red clay of Houston last month.

Photo credit: Mark Peterson/Corleve

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