IMAGES from the Women's T20 World Cup first semi-final played between India and Australia in Cape Town on Thursday.
Just 24 hours after showing second seed Andy Roddick the exit, the French wildcard ended Hewitt's challenge at the Poertschach International.
World number two Roger Federer closed in on his sixth Halle Open title with a tough 7-6, 6-4 win over local favourite Philipp Petzschner in the semi-finals in Germany on Saturday.
Roger Federer will hope the past does not come back to haunt him on Wednesday when he faces Mario Ancic in the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
Australian Open runner-up Marcos Baghdatis lost in five sets to France's Julien Benneteau at the French Open.
Lleyton Hewitt breezed into the last four of the Tennis Channel Open with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Philip Kohlschrieber
An angry Lleyton Hewitt labelled the ITF's actions a disgrace after the tennis governing body fined Australia $10,000 over their decision to boycott a Davis Cup zonal tie in India because of security concerns. Tennis Australia had asked the International Tennis Federation to move the May 8-10 Asia/Oceania tie out of the southern Indian city of Chennai but the request was rejected and the 28-times champions forfeited the contest.
The top-seeded Australian meets qualifier Ivo Minar, who beat fellow Czech Radek Stepanek 6-1, 6-2 to reach his first ATP final.
The Aussie ace feels his rapid slide down the world rankings could give Australia the advantage in the Davis Cup final against Spain.
Defending champion Thomas Johansson of Sweden is injured and won't be defending his title at the Australian Open.
Former world No 1 and second seed Lleyton Hewitt was shocked by the 143-ranked German in the quarter-finals of the Mumbai Open.
All three advanced to the last 16 of the Australian Open with some style.
Alisha was apprehensive of how the fellow Indians in the stands would react to her holding the Pakistan flag. However, the game was played in front of a sporting crowd with many among the 9000-odd spectators also cheering for the Netherlands squad.
Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt will travel to Paris to begin preparations for the French Open, the Australian hoping a nagging hip injury will clear by the start of the tournament on May 25. Hewitt has not played in more than a month because of the injury and said he would give himself until the first day of the second Grand Slam of the year to decide whether he would compete.
Also lining-up for the September 24-30 ATP event are Marcos Baghdatis and Richard Gasquet.
International consultants Hewitt Associates has said it is helping two foreign firms in bidding for PSUs put up for divestment and is engaged in due diligence for four private companies for M&As in financial, IT and commodities sector.
Djokovic will next face Cypriot 10th seed Marcos Baghdatis for a place in the semi-finals.
Andy Roddick booked a tantalising quarter-final date against former champion Lleyton Hewitt after outgunning Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6 6-4 6-3 at Wimbledon on Monday.
Making women play best of five-set matches at the grand slams would be a waste of time because they are not fit enough to last the distance, former Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt said on Tuesday.
The total prize money on offer at Wimbledon has risen to a record 44.7 million pounds ($56.52 million) for the Championships this year.
Top seed Andy Roddick rallied for a 2-6, 7-6, 6-4 semi-final victory over Australian Lleyton Hewitt on Saturday, setting up a revenge match with Czech Radek Stepanek in the Memphis Championships final. Fifth-seeded Stepanek, who defeated Roddick in last week's San Jose semi-finals, advance to the title showdown with a 6-3, 6-1 demolition of Israel's Dudi Sela.
Italy returned to the Davis Cup final after a gap of 25 years as Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic in both singles and doubles to secure a 2-1 victory over Serbia on Saturday that earned the 1976 champions a title clash with Australia.
The Aussie wants a public apology from the ATP, admitting wrongdoing in levying a fine against him.
England's Reece Topley recorded career-best figures of 6/24 as the hosts roared back in style after their drubbing in the first one-day international against India to level the three-match series with a 100-run win in the second game on Thursday.
The deal for 800,000-square foot plot in Gurgaon's Infospace Tikri SEZ is likely to improve real estate absorption rate, which has seen some upside recently.
Ahead of this year's Wimbledon, Russian and Belarusian players signed personal declarations that cleared them to compete in this year's Championship.
Moeen made his Test debut in 2014 and played his last Test against India at the Oval in September 2021. He scored 2,914 runs in 64 Tests at an average of 28.29, and picked up 195 wickets with his off-spin.
Kyrgios expected to be fit for Australian Open despite latest withdrawal
Cheteshwar Pujara, leading Sussex, scored a century in the first innings against Durham in the the County Championship Division Two match.
It was only Alcaraz's third tournament on grass, but the way he marched through the draw augurs well for his prospects at Wimbledon, where he will be seeded number one.
The South African saved saved three match points in the deciding set before beating top seed Lleyton Hewitt.
Here is what you need to know about the prize pot on offer at Wimbledon:
IMAGES from the Women's T20 World Cup 2nd semi-final between South Africa and England in Cape Town on Friday.
'If all the pitches are like that I'm done in the Ashes series.'
Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska's title defence at the Sydney International lasted just 92 minutes when she was dumped out of the second round by Bethanie Mattek-Sands on Tuesday.
Following a fruitful outing in the recently-concluded Women's T20 World Cup, Richa Ghosh gained massive points in the ICC T20I Rankings.
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