Davis Cup captain Wally Masur is nervous – and it’s not Nick Kyrgios’ sore thigh that has him on edge.

Kyrgios sent a scare through camp at training on Wednesday when he was forced to the sidelines with a problem right thigh.

The 20-year-old looked proppy as he stretched out the area for several minutes.

Kyrgios was able to return to training but cut short his session shortly after to ice his leg.

Masur played down any fears Kyrgios would miss this week’s Davis Cup quarter-final against Kazakhstan, saying the world No.41 will be fit to return to the courts on Thursday.

“He’s fine,” Masur said.

“He played over three hours of tennis yesterday. He played a bit of basketball this morning.

“He’s got an opportunity to get on that match court tomorrow. No dramas there.”

With Australia’s top-ranked man Bernard Tomic banned for this tie, Kyrgios has been slated to play a key role in Australia’s attempt to book a first semi-final appearance since 2006.

Masur has no hesitation that Kyrgios will be able to handle the responsibility.

“I probably shouldn’t say it, but he’s a future grand slam winner,” Masur said.

“He’s an amazing player. But you don’t just walk into those situations. There’s a lot of hard work to be done.

“Roger Federer, the greatest player of all time, won his first major at 21.

“So I don’t think Nick’s under illusions as to how hard he has to work to achieve that.”

On paper, Kazakhstan’s team of journeyman shouldn’t pose much of a threat.

Mikhail Kukushkin is their top ranked player at No.63 in the world, while Aleksandr Nedovyesov (No.115), and Andrey Golubev (No.155) are low down in the tennis pecking order.

But Masur has put his charges on red alert against a country that has made the Davis Cup quarterfinals in four of the past five years.

“I’m actually nervous about this tie, because the Kazakhs are really good Davis Cup players,” Masur said.

“They beat Italy in the first round – Fabio Fognini and Andreas Seppi – pretty significant wins.

“Golubev is a super talented player. Kukushkin has established himself as a real threat inside the top 100. And Nedovyesov plays great Davis Cup.

“So I’m nervous.”

Tomic’s spat with Tennis Australia and Kyrgios’ headline-grabbing acts at Wimbledon have thrust Australia’s Davis Cup team into the spotlight.

But the extra attention hasn’t dampened team spirits, with players sharing plenty of laughs with Masur as they trained in the Darwin heat.

Masur is keeping his cards close to his chest, with Sam Groth, Thanasi Kokkinakis, and Lleyton Hewitt in a three-way selection battle to join Kyrgios in the opening day’s singles action.