Lleyton Hewitt News

Australia's Lleyton Hewitt hits a forehand during his win over Zhang Ze of China during day one of the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Zonal tie at Geelong.

Roger Federer has slumped to his first Davis Cup defeat in nine years, giving the US a 2-0 lead.

Cricket: THE Aussie cricket side will be glad to see the back of Angelo Mathews this summer after the Sri Lankan batsman almost single-handedly stole a thrilling one-day international win against Australia.

Tennis officianados and fans may differ on the quality of Raonic's performance last month in a loss to veteran Lleyton Hewitt at the Australian Open - some suggest Raonic tired and under-performed while others believe he played well in defeat.

Lleyton Hewitt has celebrated his record-equalling 32nd Davis Cup tie for Australia by winning the first point against China's No.1 Zheng Ze in the Asia/Oceania group one fixture at the Geelong Lawn Tennis Club today.

What do Prime Minister Julia Gillard and tennis ace Lleyton Hewitt have in common? Red hair perhaps? South Australia? Yep.

Federer v Fish will be Friday's second rubber after Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka has kicked things off by taking on Mardy Fish.

Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt has been drawn to play China's top-ranked player Zhang Ze in the opening singles match of the Asia-Oceania Davis Cup first round tie in Geelong.

Bernard Tomic and Lleyton Hewitt will play singles against China in the Davis Cup tie in Geelong this week Picture: Reg Ryan Source: Geelong Advertiser Hewitt will play the opening singles match against China's No.1 Zhang Ze.

Roger Federer said this week that his breakthrough performance against the U.S. Davis Cup team 11 years ago "definitely got me in winning ways." The 16-time major tournament champion, now age 30, will look to repeat his 2001 performance against the U.S. Davis Cup where he accounted for all three points for his Swiss team in the 3-2 victory over the ... (more)

The saga of Bernard Tomic's car is finally over. The 19-year-old "bad boy of tennis" has been in hot water the last few weeks after getting hit with multiple traffic violations for speeding in his orange BMW on Australia Day last month.

Australian Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter has confirmed that veteran Lleyton Hewitt and rising star Bernard Tomic will both play singles in the upcoming Asia-Oceania qualifying tie in Geelong.

The first Grand Slam of 2012 ended with a memorable match between the top two seeds on the ATP Tour - probably the best Grand Slam final of all time.

Andy Roddick hasn't been seen on a tennis court since retiring to Lleyton Hewitt in the second round of the Australian Open, but he was in full force this weekend in Indianapolis, Indiana, kickstarting the Super Bowl festivities with his wife Brooklyn Decker.A The star-studded event sponsored by GQ, Lacoste, and Patron Tequila featured musical ... (more)

Australia officially named its team for next week's Asia-Oceania Group 1 first round tie against China as Lleyton Hewitt, Bernard Tomic, Matt Ebden and Chris Guccione, but the Scotch Oakburn student will also be playing his part.

Andy Roddick remains on track to return at the SAP Open in San Jose, even though he says he hasn't hit a tennis ball since hurting his right hamstring in the second round of the Australian Open.

Canada's Milos Raonic, seen here in a recent match against Lleyton Hewitt at the Australian Open, is ranked 28th in the world.

The big ranga Jim Courier tried to get Lleyton Hewitt to bite on air but the surprise commentary sensation wasn't having any part of it.

Matches aren't the only times when players get gussied up to hit tennis balls. Even as they practice their groundies or work on their serves, the top players -- and their clothing sponsors -- make sure they're ready for that photo opp.

Sydney, Jan 29 : This year's Australian Open could see a record turnout and tonight's final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic could push the number of spectators close to the 700,000 mark for the first time ever.