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2/4/11 1:05 PM | Johan Lindahl
Two generations of Australian tennis could soon be on court for a Davis Cup collaboration, with Lleyton Hewitt and Bernard Tomic expected to power the comeback-bound nation this summer.
That's the hope of new captain Patrick Rafter, whose own career was partially defined by his participation in the worldwide team event.
Australia is clawing back from the depths of Asian zonal play, with an away tie looming in July against either China or Taiwan. And Rafter wants to have his two biggest guns on board for the vital weekend. Davis hero Hewitt, 30 this month, and the teenaged Tomic are expected to play in their first tie together as a feud of a few years ago between the camps fades into the past.
Hewitt and Tomic have barely been on speaking terms since 2009 when the youngster apparently snubbed a chance to train with the two-time Grand Slam champion prior to Wimbledon. But an optimistic Rafter told Australian media: "Absolutely, those two will definitely be there (July tie)."
"With those two guys in the team, I think we can do some really good work and some real damage, too. That's my goal and I've got to try to get them together and hopefully I can."
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