Aussie stars ready for Beijing battle

Hewitt and rising teen Tomic in capital for Friday's Davis Cup second-round clash with host China

BEIJING - The Australians have come fully loaded for their Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group One second-round clash with host China, which gets under way on Friday at the cosy Beijing International Tennis Center.

Two-time Grand Slam winner Lleyton Hewitt will spearhead the Aussie charge, but most eyes will probably follow his teenage teammate, Bernard Tomic, who made it all the way to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last week before being knocked out in four tight sets by eventual champion Novak Djokovic.