Lleyton Hewitt News

Tennis will bid farewell to one of the greatest stars of the game's recent history this week when Russian former world number one Marat Safin takes his final bow at the ATP Paris Masters .

Gael Monfils of France serves to Lleyton Hewitt of Australia during the 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 at Qi Zhong Tennis Centre on October 14, 2009 in Shanghai, China.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Seeded players Jeremy Chardy, Igor Andreev and Horacio Zeballos advanced to the second round of the St.

British no. 1 Tim Henman went into his second round match against Lleyton Hewitt in Miami with a terrible record against the Australian.A Hewitt had won all 8 of the duo's previous meetings and he would have been favorite to make it 9 out of 9. Hewitt took the tennis world by storm back in 2001 when he won the US Open, beating the legendary ...

Despite opposition from detractors, Tennis Australia chief Geoff Pollard was re-elected for another one-year term.

Scot Andy Murray will partner English starlet Laura Robson. Map: Perth 6000 World number four Andy Murray will be the major drawcard at next year's Hopman Cup in Perth.

Parting shot Paul McNamee criticised Geoff Pollard after failing in his bid for the TA presidency.

Content Foxsports TV Site Map Network Sites: news.com.au FOX SPORTS Tennis Lleyton Hewitt back in world top 20, Dinara Safina regains No.1 ranking Lleyton Hewitt has broken back into the world's top 20 for the first time in almost 18 months after this week's ATP rankings were released on Monday.

THE ongoing power struggle at Tennis Australia took a further twist yesterday, with Lleyton Hewitt releasing an open letter in support of incumbent Paul McNamee ahead of tomorrow's poll.

ACTRESS Mischa Barton has another enemy besides drugs, alcohol and an ailing TV career - an Australian handbag maker.

They may have missed the Argentinean they really wanted, but former world No 3 David Nalbandian is not a bad consolation prize for Auckland's Heineken Open tennis tournament.

In the money... Samantha Stosur. Samantha Stosur leads Lleyton Hewitt as Australian tennis' biggest prizemoney winner in 2009.

Simon Greul moved into the second round of the Stockholm Open Monday as he handed sixth seed Benjamin Becker a seventh consecutive first-round loss this season 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. The all-German clash was the first on court at the Kungligahallen at an event where Swede Robin Soderling is top seed and trying to book one of three spots remaining in ...

Content Foxsports TV Site Map Network Sites: news.com.au FOX SPORTS Tennis In the money ... Stosur enjoyed a bumper year in 2009.

A NEW Idea article about former soapie star Bec Hewitt and a supposed "other man" in her life possibly had no sources behind it at all, a judge has found.

Tennis Victory in Japan has Samantha Stosur on verge on reaching world's top 10 October 19, 2009 Samantha Stosur says her next goal is a world top 10 ranking and she's now only three spots away after her breakthrough first WTA singles title triumph.

James Blake is a perfect 1-0 against Rafael Nadal in Shanghai. Will that have any meaning in their seventh career encounter later today at the Shanghai Masters? Maybe, maybe not.

Lleyton Hewitt has done an abrupt about-face in the name of Australian tennis politics, lending his support to the candidacy of former Grand Slam doubles winner Paul McNamee as president of the federation when elections are held Monday.

World number one Serena Williams, Frenchman Gael Monfils and four-time champion Lleyton Hewitt have been confirmed to play in the WTA/ATP Sydney International in January, organisers said.

Thursday, October 15, 2009 MELBOURNE: Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt has slammed Australian tennis administrators for presiding over a period of decline in the local game and backed a leadership challenge to drive change.