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  • Hewitt hip injury could rule him out of summer slams

    5/13/08 10:53 AM | Johan Lindahl
    - Injured Lleyton Hewitt is awaiting a ruling from doctors which could affect his tennis career, with a hip problem threatening to rule his out of the French Open and Wimbledon.

    The former No.1 now ranked 19th, is set for a rankings plunge out of the Top 40 if his medicos advise against yet risking the problem in competition. Were he forced to skip the summer, Hewitt would drop out of seeding range for the US Open starting in late August.

    The dogged Australian remains optimistic about his return after last playing one Davis Cup match against Thailand more than a month ago and losing just one game.

    “The hip is starting to feel a little better but I’m yet to fully test it out on court,” Hewitt said Tuesday. ”The specialist did a couple more tests today but the results won’t be back for a few days.

    “Once I get those I can make a decision on the French Open and the grass court season.”

    Since an Australian Open fourth-round loss to Novak Djokovic, Hewitt has played in just four other ATP events, winning a match in Las Vegas as defending champion and reaching the Indian Wells fourth round.

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