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Lleyton Hewitt, Australia's National Treasure Bids Goodbye

January 21, 2016 20:12

Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt bade an emotional farewell from tennis on Thursday after a combustible Australian Open defeat.

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Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt bade an emotional farewell from tennis on Thursday after a combustible Australian Open defeat. (All AP and AFP images)
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The intensely competitive Australian, roared on by a partisan crowd, couldn't live with Spain's David Ferrer and he went down 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours 32 minutes to exit what was his final tournament before retiring.
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Afterwards Hewitt, wearing a shirt decorated with the Australian flag, was joined on court by his three children while his wife, former soap opera actress Bec, looked on in tears.
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Although Hewitt fought all the way in the second-round match, the feisty two-time Grand Slam winner could not get close enough to the tenacious Ferrer, who broke the Australian's serve five times.
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Hewitt, 35 next month, remains the youngest player to reach world number one, in 2001, aged 20 years and eight months. He won US Open in 2001 and Wimbledon in 2002.

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