“Just hang in there. I kept telling myself that,” Jordan Thompson said. A few minutes earlier, he had come back from two sets down to record his first win at the Australian Open, his home Grand Slam, in January of this year. “Just try to make as many balls as

The American teams of Lisa Raymond/Mike Bryan and Liezel Huber/Bob Bryan got their wish by being named as pairings in the 16-team Olympic mixed doubles competitio. Australia's Lleyton Hewitt, who was steamed when he was left out of the men’s doubles, was given a wild card into the mixed along

Lleyton Hewitt, Australia's perennial terrier, saw his illustrious singles career—he’s still in the doubles draw—end after his second-round ouster at the racquet of No. 8 seed David Ferrer in his homeland's Grand Slam event. In his final act of #HewBeauty, the count was 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. Hewitt was widely hailed

On Thursday, Andy Murray took Centre Court alongside brother Jamie Murray to officially launch his final Wimbledon campaign. The Brits were welcomed to a roaring standing ovation inside a packed house as the first team to enter the iconic venue. Opponents John Peers and Rinky Hijikata followed. Among those in

Novak Djokovic and Lleyton Hewitt have withdrawn from Thursday's Guinot-Mary Cohr exhibition in Paris, with Djokovic saying he is tired, L'Equipe reports. Djokovic just played three consecutive weeks in winning Belgrade, Madrid and Rome. Hewitt has just returned from surgery. The exhibition will now feature Jo-Wilfried Tsonga against Nicolas Mahut

LONDON (AP) Andy Murray is one win away from becoming the first five-time champion at Queen's Club after he defeated fifth-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to reach Sunday's final. Other four-time winners since the tournament was established in 1890 include John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Lleyton Hewitt and

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—It took five years and another five grueling sets, but David Nalbandian finally got his own back against Lleyton Hewitt. The 29-year-old Argentine ended the former No. 1-ranked Hewitt’s hopes for a comeback at his home Grand Slam in a first-round struggle that lasted 4 hours, 48 minutes

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) It took five years and another five grueling sets, but David Nalbandian finally got there. The Argentine ended Lleyton Hewitt's hopes for a comeback at his home Grand Slam in a first-round struggle that lasted 4 hours, 48 minutes. The match went to five sets, as did

NEW YORK—Watching Lleyton Hewitt fight his way right through to the bitter end of his four-set defeat to David Ferrer this afternoon, I couldn’t help but think of the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the one who has all four of his limbs hacked off by

(17) Sloane Stephens vs. Jamie Hampton Head-to-head: Tied 1-1 This all-American clash could be one of the most entertaining encounters of opening day. Both are quick around the court, both are coming off French Open fourth-round appearances, and since they know each other's games, there shouldn't be any surprises. Look

WATCH: Andy Murray defeats Thanasi Kokkinakis just after 4 a.m. in Melbourne in the 2023 Australian Open second round

As if competing for oneself wasn’t hard enough, try taking on the hopes and dreams of an entire nation—and in this case, the one that invented tennis. Welcome to the life and times of Sir Andy Murray (he was knighted in 2019), who retired from professional tennis today at 37,

LONDON(AP) Former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt has routed Eduardo Schwank of Argentina 6-1, 6-0 to reach the second round at Queen's Club. Hewitt, who won the grass-court Wimbledon warmup from 2000-02 and again in 2006, broke three times in each set on Monday and saved the only break point he

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Lleyton Hewitt hobbled into a news conference on crutches Saturday to announce he had hip surgery and doubted he'd play again before the French Open. Hewitt's hopes of ending a local drought at the Australian Open were stopped by top-ranked Roger Federer, who beat the Australian in straight

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) This one meant so much to Andy Roddick. Because of the stakes: a return to Wimbledon's semifinals. Because of the opponent: 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt. And because of the circumstances: a five-set grind that began under a bright sun and concluded in shadows, 3 hours, 50 minutes later.

EASTBOURNE, England (AP) Lleyton Hewitt retired from his opening match at Eastbourne on Tuesday, putting his Wimbledon participation in doubt. The 30-year-old Australian aggravated an existing foot injury while losing to Philipp Kohlschreiber in the quarterfinals in Halle last week. He walked off the court Tuesday while trailing Olivier Rochus

LONDON (AP) Andy Murray was part of the first wave of top tennis players who hired former stars of the game as coaches, striking up a successful partnership with Ivan Lendl that resulted in two Grand Slam titles, including at Wimbledon in 2013. After splitting, Murray and Lendl are back

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) There's a reason why Lleyton Hewitt could keep tennis fans awake until after 4 in the morning, even when he was playing at home, years after winning Grand Slam titles in far-away New York or London. Hewitt contested every, single point. If he was smaller or less

Uh oh, he’s pointing again. That would be Lleyton Hewitt, of course, who kept jabbing his finger toward his loyal and long-suffering supporters in the stands this afternoon as he turned the clock back inside Centre Court. The aging, scrapping Aussie upset No. 5 seed Juan Martin del Potro, and

NEW YORK (AP) Andy Murray is facing one of tennis' top young players in the first round of the U.S. Open, a guy who just missed out on a seed. The third-seeded Murray's meeting with Nick Kyrgios was going to be intriguing based simply on talent, though that's not why