Lleyton Hewitt hobbled into a news conference on crutches Saturday to announce he had hip surgery and doubted he'd play again before the French Open. Hewitt's hopes of ending a local drought at the Australian Open were stopped by top-ranked Roger Federer, who beat the Australian ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - World number ones Serena Williams and Roger Federer showed little gratitude to their hosts as they knocked out the last remaining home players on Monday to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. Federer, his confidence and form growing with each match, extended his winning streak against Lleyton Hewitt to 15 with a 6-2 6-3 6-4 victory in ...

Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt will reignite one of the most enduring rivalries in tennis in their fourth round showdown at the Australian Open on Monday. The Swiss world number one is lining up for his 24th encounter with the feisty Australian, whose rivalry stems back to 1999 on the senior tour and even earlier in the juniors. Federer leads ...