Australia captain Hewitt shrugs off De Minaur loss ahead of Davis Cup

Sept 10 (Reuters) - Australia's hopes of ending their 21-year title drought in Davis Cup have suffered a blow with Alex de Minaur ruled out of the group stage due to lingering problems with his hip. De Minaur made a run to the U.S. Open quarter-finals but was hampered by the hip as he exited the Grand Slam in a straight sets defeat by Briton Jack Draper. Australia captain Lleyton Hewitt confirmed the world number 11 was sidelined ahead of their opener against France in Valencia later on Tuesday. "Alex...