Lleyton Hewitt had done enough talking about Bernard Tomic. Nor did he want any of his Davis Cup squad buying into the ongoing drama engulfing their former comrade when they fronted the media for the draw in Brisbane on Thursday.

When the inevitable Tomic question was tossed up to Nick Kyrgios, who quickly looked as disinterested as possible as he tried to bury his face in his shirt collar, Hewitt came over the top to interject like a protective father.

"We're not going to go there. These boys have enough to worry about. We've got nothing to say," Hewitt said.

Australia's players can think and speak for themselves, although it's likely they would have given the same answer. Most, if not all, have given their thoughts on Tomic time and again. So, too, had Hewitt, who spoke earlier in the week and suggested it unlikely that Tomic would play Davis Cup again.