MELBOURNE — One more “Come on!” One final walk-on. One last night of Lleyton Hewitt playing professional tennis in Australia — or anywhere. Thursday was the final professional singles ...

— -- MELBOURNE -- Even in his final match, Lleyton Hewitt couldn't contain his anger. Down 4-3 in the third set, Hewitt lambasted chair umpire Pascal Maria for refusing to remove the ...

MELBOURNE, Australia – Baseball cap turned backward, pumping himself up with cries of "C'MON!" Lleyton Hewitt fought one last feisty encounter. Then he gathered his three young kids on center ...

Australian Open 2025: Former World No.1 Simona Halep and Lleyton Hewitt's son Cruz have been included as wildcards for the qualifying round for the hard court major at Melbourne Park.

Hewitt played his first Australian Open at the age of 15, but one of his regrets is that he never won the title on home turf. The closest he came was in 2005, when he lost in the final to Marat ...

As he guides Alex de Minaur into a professional career and steers Nick Kyrgios back on track, Lleyton Hewitt could be Australia's modern day Harry Hopman, writes Richard Hinds.

Lleyton Hewitt’s Australian Open farewell rolls on. LLEYTON Hewitt wanted to win and keep his career alive for at least one more game. He did, but there was something gnawing at him along the way.

Lleyton Hewitt on his final appearance at the Australian Open (GETTY IMAGES) “It was an unbelievable atmosphere,” Hewitt said. “A couple of the roars during the match were as loud as I’ve ...

Lleyton Hewitt at a 2025 Australian Open practice session | Getty Images Arguably, Australia's greatest tennis player of the 21st century, Lleyton Hewitt, had an 18-year career as a singles player.

At 15, Hewitt was the youngest qualifier in the history of the Australian Open in 1997. In 2001, he won his first Grand Slam at the U.S. Open, defeating Pete Sampras, and then won Wimbledon the ...