2010: 28th career title Lleyton Hewitt

lleyton hewitt @ 2010 australian open

hewitt began 2010 season partnering samantha stosur @ hopman cup. australians top seeds exhibition tournament. they, however, fared worse expected, losing ties against romania , spain, , therefore failing reach final.

he seeded fourth in medibank international and, previous year, reached quarterfinals, losing eventual champion marcos baghdatis. @ 2010 australian open, lost roger federer in fourth round.

a week after exit australian open, hewitt announced @ press conference @ melbourne park underwent hip operation similar left hip operation time on right hip on 28 january 2010 in hobart.

hewitt returned tour @ u.s. men s clay court championships singles defending champion. won first match since australian open, partnering coach nathan healey in doubles, defeating james cerretani , adil shamasdin, lost top seeds bryan brothers in semifinals. hewitt received first-round bye, seeded fourth in singles. in first match, against lucky loser somdev devvarman, hewitt dropped first set, before battling win in 3 sets. lost juan ignacio chela. hewitt s next tournament scheduled monte-carlo rolex masters. however, withdrew due recurring injury.

djokovic , hewitt @ wimbledon 2010

hewitt reached second round in barcelona, before losing eduardo schwank, , lost in second round of internazionali bnl d italia guillermo garcía-lópez. hewitt travelled australia participate in davis cup tie against japan, winning 2 singles matches.

at french open, hewitt reached third round, before losing rafael nadal, went on win title without dropping set , take no. 1 ranking.

on 13 june, hewitt defeated roger federer in final of gerry weber open in halle, germany, grass-court tuneup wimbledon championships. win hewitt s first on federer since 2003 , snapped 15-match losing streak against swiss.

at wimbledon, hewitt seeded 15th , lost third seed, novak djokovic in fourth round. after dropping first 2 sets, hewitt took advantage of stomach illness had djokovic take third set. however, hewitt not mount comeback, , ended losing in 4 sets.

at atlanta tennis championship, hewitt lost in first round lukáš lacko. after receiving first-round bye @ legg mason classic, hewitt retired in second round due leg injury. pulled out of rogers cup in toronto in order recover, , returned in cincinnati. hewitt defeated yen-hsun lu in opening round, before losing in 3 sets fifth seed robin söderling.

hewitt 32nd seed @ open , lost first-round match paul-henri mathieu in 5 sets. earliest exit @ open. withdrew asian hard-court swing due wrist injury suffered during australian davis cup playoff loss belgium.