Lleyton Hewitt Withdraws From The US Open

Written by: Staff on 23rd August 2011

Lleyton Hewitt Withdraws From The US Open

Lleyton Hewitt of Australia plays Robin Soderling of Sweden during their second round match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 23 July 2011. EPA/NEIL MUNNS |

(This Story is From Tennis Australia Website: http://www.tennis.com.au/news/2011/08/23/hewitt-out-of-us-open)

Lleyton Hewitt has withdrawn from next week’s US Open with a foot injury.

On Tuesday he lost his first-round match to Slovenian Blaz Kavcic in straight sets in a match where his movement was restricted by the injury that has troubled him for most of 2011.

In his post match press conference he briefly spoke of the difficulty he encountered moving around the court.

“I’m still struggling a little bit with the foot. I knew he was a good competitor coming into the match.”

Not long after came confirmation from his manager David Drysdale that he would not be playing at the US Open, which he had been given a wildcard into just last week.

Hewitt won his first major tournament at the US Open 10 years ago.