NEW YORK — Rejuvenated at age 32, Lleyton Hewitt was two points away from reaching the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time since 2006. A champion at Flushing Meadows a dozen years ago, Hewitt could not close out Tuesday's five-setter against 21st-seeded Mikhail Youzhny in the fourth round. "It's one of the hardest games to win – the last one," Hewitt said. Dropping the last five games of the back-and-forth, nearly four-hour match, a fading Hewitt lost to Youzhny 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4...
NEW YORK — Rejuvenated at age 32, Lleyton Hewitt was two points away from reaching the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time since 2006. A champion at Flushing Meadows a dozen years ago, Hewitt could not close out Tuesday's five-setter against 21st-seeded Mikhail Youzhny in the fourth round. "It's one of the hardest games to win – the last one," Hewitt said. Dropping the last five games of the back-and-forth, nearly four-hour match, a fading Hewitt lost to Youzhny 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4...
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