Germany first Davis Cup foe

AUSTRALIA will kick off their 2018 Davis Cup campaign by hosting Germany in February, which could see a battle between young guns Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Zverev take centre stage.

Fresh off a crushing semi-final loss to Belgium in Brussels, where Australia lost both the reverse singles after leading the tie 2-1, the match against Germany looms as a chance for redemption.

Germans will most likely be spearheaded by world No.4 Zverev, 20.