LLEYTON Hewitt’s widely expected ascension to the Davis Cup captaincy is imminent.
Tennis Australia has called a media conference for Tuesday morning at Melbourne Park.
Hewitt, 34, is expected to be unveiled as Wally Masur’s successor.
The owner of virtually every Australian Davis Cup playing record, Hewitt will become only the seventh man to captain the nation in 66 years.
Lleyton Hewitt is set to take over from Wally Masur.
Due to retire at January’s Australian Open, Hewitt is poised to follow Harry Hopman, Neale Fraser, John Newcombe, John Fitzgerald and Pat Rafter and Masur as captain.
Hewitt was initially anointed in January as the man to take over from Masur but criticism of the process forced TA to clarify its position.
Businessman Don Argus, TA president Steve Healy, vice-president Chris Freeman, Todd Woodbridge and Newcombe sat on the selection committee.
It is understood negotiations were completed on Monday. The Herald Sun understands Hewitt was a unanimous choice in a field of two.
Australia will play arch-rival US in the first-round next season.
A venue for what is likely to be a sell-out tie has not been announced.
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