2014: 29th & 30th career titles, 600 wins & return to top 40 Lleyton Hewitt

lleyton hewitt @ queen s club in 2014

in 2014 australian open, hewitt played both singles , doubles unseeded player. in first round singles match, lost no. 24 seed andreas seppi. in doubles action, hewitt partnered retired , former australian number 1 patrick rafter. however, duo did not manage win first round match against eric butorac , raven klaasen, losing 4–6, 5–7. after tournament, hewitt s singles rank rose no. 38, highest position since late 2010. hewitt battled 600th atp win, becoming third active player reach milestone beating robin haase in 1st round of 2014 sony open tennis.

after australian open, hewitt played part of australian representative team davis cup. lost match against jo-wilfried tsonga 3–6, 2–6, 6–7 (2–7). competed in 2014 u.s. national indoor tennis championships in memphis in united states of america. bye in round of 32, went on defeat marcos baghdatis in 3 sets 1–6, 6–2, 6–0 before losing michael russell 3–6, 6–7 (6–8). next tournament delray beach tournament beat bradley klahn in straight sets 6–3, 6–1. versed compatriot marinko matosevic forced retire after injuring shoulder. score 6–7 (2–7).

hewitt played @ bnp paribas open defeated matthew ebden 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3. lost kevin anderson 6–7(5–7), 4–6. hewitt played @ sony open tennis defeated robin haase in round of 128, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3. subsequently lost world no. 1 rafael nadal. hewitt played @ u.s. men s clay court championships lost in round of 16 sam querrey.

hewitt in madrid in 2014

hewitt suffered 3 consecutive first round losses @ bmw open fwu ag albert ramos-vinolas 7–6(6), 1–6, 0–6, mutua madrid open santiago giraldo 5–7, 6–4, 2–6 , @ french open rolland garros carlos berlocq 6–3, 2–6, 1–6, 4–6. ended hewitt s clay court season.

at aegon championships, hewitt won in first round against daniel gimeno-traver in straight sets before losing feliciano lopez in straight sets 3–6, 4–6. following tournament, hewitt played @ wimbledon won in first round against michal przysiezny, 6–2, 6–7 (14–16), 6–1, 6–4 before losing in second round in 5 sets jerzy janowicz, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6(7), 6–4, 3–6.

he next competed @ newport hall of fame tennis championships seeded third. lleyton advanced final third consecutive year face ivo karlovic. hewitt slayed newport demons , defeated big serving croat in 3 sets: 6–3, 6–7(4), 7–6(3). 30th career singles title. hewitt went on win doubles title countryman chris guccione later same day.

in july 2014, book facing hewitt published author scoop malinowski, book contains on 50 interviews atp players experiences of playing hewitt. hewitt received copy in newport after quarterfinal win vs. american steve johnson.

on 10 august 2014, hewitt defeated austria s jürgen melzer in 3 sets (3–6, 6–4, 6–4) @ cincinnati masters reach 610 wins on atp tour. enabled him rise number 19 on all-time wins list, topping björn borg , yevgeny kafelnikov in process.