Australia are poised to retain a place among the Davis Cup elite, with Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic giving the hosts a commanding 2-0 lead over Slovakia in their World Group playoff in Sydney.Kyrgios crushed world No.127 Andrej Martin 6-3 6-2 6-4 in Fridays opening singles rubber before Tomic outclassed 123rd-ranked Jozef Kovalik 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 6-4 at Ken Rosewall Arena.The twin wins give Sam Groth and John Peers the chance to wrap up the best-of-five-match tie with a victory over Martin and Igor Zelenay in Saturdays doubles.A perfect start, said Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt.We know its not over quite yet but the boys did really well today.They were obviously big favourites coming into both singles but you cant take anything for granted in Davis Cup.Theres a lot more pressure on as well and sometimes its tougher when you are a lot more fancied chance to go out there and get the job done. The underdog comes out swinging and it can turn into a dogfight.Making his first Davis Cup appearance since a forgettable performance in last years quarter-final win over Kazakhstan in Darwin, Kyrgios was more inconvenienced by a nose bleed than his lowly ranked opponent.The world No.15 spent much of the final set with a tissue up his left nostril and admitted to relief at overcoming the irritation to collect his first Davis Cup point for Australia in two years.It was a bit of a hassle, Kyrgios said.Everyone expects me to go out there and towel the guy but its never as easy as that.I thought he played some great tennis today. He actually adapted really well to the grass. He was slicing and was very comfortable on it and that third set definitely wasnt easy.After suffering a shock loss to world No.115 Aleksandr Nedovyesov in Darwin, then-Australian captain Wally Masur replaced the temperamental youngster with Sam Groth for the must-win reverse singles.Kyrgios was then overlooked for Australias semi-final loss to Great Britain last year following his infamous sledging of Stan Wawrinka, before missing the first-round defeat to the US at Kooyong in March with a virus.But the 21-year-old made a welcome - and incident-free - return to national service on Friday to give Australia the early ascendancy in their bid to retain their place in the 16-team World Group for 2017.Tomic was equally impressive in improving his Cup record to 17-4 in singles, matching the winning tally of the legendary Rod Laver in the 116-year competition. Football Jerseys Sale . 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West Coast coach Adam Simpson says he feels like the season has been a waste after his side were booted out of this years AFL finals series.The Eagles premiership hopes were brought to an abrupt end after copping a shock 47-point hammering from the Bulldogs in Thursday nights elimination final at Domain Stadium.West Coast made it all the way to last years grand final, and they were quietly confident they could repeat that effort after knocking off flag fancies GWS, Hawthorn and Adelaide in recent weeks.But they were simply no match for a white-hot Bulldogs outfit, with the Eagles slumping to their biggest finals defeat on home soil, 14.15 (99) to 7.10 (52).Simpson said he was proud of his teams efforts to win 16 games during the home-and-away season.But the nature of their finals exit left a sour taste in his mouth.Every time you lose a game like this in a final you feel like youve wasted the whole year, Simpson said.The players are hurting as much as the coaches are and the supporters.You always think what could you have done differently in your preparation, and were they switched on mentally at the start.We need to reflect on the game and we need to improve over the summer.Simpson doesnt feel his list needs much tweaking heading into next season, believing the bulk of his squad are strong.But one area that needs urgent attention is the ruck.With All-Australian Nic NNaitanui set to miss most of next season, West Coast need to find an adequate back-up to support Scott Lycett.ddddddddddddJonathan Giles filled in admirably late in the season, but the Eagles are keen on a more mobile ruckman to better complement Lycett.GWS forward/ruckman Rory Lobb looms as a key target for West Coast, but whether a deal can be done remains to be seen.Simpson revealed Lycett, who had been battling a posterior cruciate ligament injury since midway through the season, will require surgery on his left knee in the coming weeks.Lycett was clearly hampered by the injury in recent games, and he was hobbling early against the Bulldogs after copping another knock to the area.I thought the knock he got tonight probably knocked him, Simpson said.Youve got to roll the dice a little bit as well, so we thought we would with him.He was brave and he played the game out.Simpson played down suggestions the bye week before the finals was a major reason behind his teams flop against the Bulldogs.We did hit the end of the season with momentum. But to say (the bye) was the reason why we were off tonight, its a stretch, Simpson said.They were just too good for us.We were just beaten around the ball. Some individuals just didnt produce as well. ' ' '