“Tank’s Pretty Empty”: An Australian Tennis Star’s Honest Admission After Davis Cup Loss

The Davis Cup group stages are in full swing. Organized by three nations, the cup welcomes everyone’s favorite tennis stars after the tour ends. As countries clash, the Davis Cup is teeming with shock losses and heroic efforts.

Australia’s world number 72 John Millman made a valiant effort for his side in the Davis Cup game against Hungary. Facing world number 282 Zsombor Piros, Millman fell short, losing the tie 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. The 22-year-old Hungarian dug deep to come back from a set and defeat Millman.

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John Millman is “mentally and physically empty”

Led by former world number 1 Lleyton Hewitt, Australia’s hopes of staying in the Davis Cup appear low. They certainly thought reaching the quarter-finals was a possibility before Alexei Popyrin and John millman below.

However, their hopes are now quickly dissipating. Team captain Hewitt replaced the 22-year-old rookie at Popyrin with the very experienced Millman. However, better results were not supported for Team Australia.

In his loss to a player 210 rows below him, John Millman admitted to being exhausted on several fronts.

Without a doubt, an entire eleven months away from home on tour must wreak havoc on a player. Additionally, there is only a month and a half left before the tour resumes in Melbourne, Australia. Tennis certainly has the longest season of any sport.

Millman secured Australia their place in Davis Cup final

In March 2020, it was John Millman himself who fought for Australia Teamplace in the final. Returning from a loss in two consecutive games, Millman had secured Australia their unbeatable lead over Brazil.

Team captain Lleyton Hewitt had praised Millman after his consecutive wins. “This is Davis Cup tennis”, he exclaimed. “Johnny must have come here and saved what he did yesterday – and what a performance.”

Despite the loss, Hewitt only praises his 32-year-old teammate. “John is really bleeding green and gold. He is also a fantastic team player and the boys love having him with them ”, Hewitt said, praising Millman’s dedication to the nation. ‘[h/t tennisworldusa.org]

Australia eventually took a 2-1 lead over Hungary in their Group D standings. However, due to their 0-3 loss to Croatia, it remains to be seen whether the round robin score qualifies them to play in the final tally.

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