Leyton Hewitt plans to take some time and look at how much longer he wants to play following a second-round defeat at the Australian Open.
The two-time Grand Slam champion, dropped a two-set lead against Benjamin Becker in the 2-6, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 loss, but would not speculate about when he might retire.
"As I said the whole time, I haven't been kidding anyone, really I don't know," said the former No. 1. "I'll sit back and assess everything after this tournament."
The 33-year-old refused to suggest he might play next year's Australian Open, but also would not commit to staying on tour for an extended period.
The Australian was playing his 19th Australian Open. Asked if reaching 20 would be attractive, he said, "For some people I'm sure it is."
Hewitt said he will now turn his attention to Australia's next Davis Cup tie. The prospect of the country becoming a title contender with young talent like Bernard Tomic, Nick Kyrgios and Thansi Kokkinakis will not, however, be enough to keep him from hanging up his racquet.
"No, not necessarily. Now that we've got some guys playing really good tennis at the moment, it's an exciting time," he said. "Obviously it would be great to play when Nick and Bernie and Thanasi are possibly Top 10, Top 20 players, you get a free ride winning Davis Cups. That ain't going to happen straightaway."
Hewitt is now No. 87 in the ATP rankings.