Editing Lleyton Hewitt (section)

=== 2006: 25th career title ===
Hewitt was defeated in the second round of the 2006 Australian Open by [[Juan Ignacio Chela]] of Argentina.<ref name="theguardian3">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/jan/19/tennis.uk|title=Chela sends Hewitt crashing |work=The Guardian|location=London|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> He then reached the finals of the San Jose and Las Vegas tournaments, losing to British youngster [[Andy Murray]] and American [[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]], respectively. But he lost to [[Tim Henman]] in the second round of the Miami Masters, a player he had defeated eight times previously in as many matches.<ref name="atpworldtour3">{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Lleyton-Hewitt.aspx?t=pa&y=2006&m=s&e=0|title=Lleyton Hewitt – Tennis Players – Tennis – ATP World Tour|publisher=atpworldtour.com|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=13 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413184929/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Lleyton-Hewitt.aspx?t=pa&y=2006&m=s&e=0|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2006 French Open]], Hewitt reached the fourth round, where he lost to defending champion and eventual winner [[Rafael Nadal]] in four sets.<ref name="telegraph2">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/frenchopen/2337918/Hewitt-meets-his-match-in-tough-Nadal.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/frenchopen/2337918/Hewitt-meets-his-match-in-tough-Nadal.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Hewitt meets his match in tough Nadal |work=The Daily Telegraph|date=6 June 2006 |access-date=8 April 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Hewitt won his first tournament of 2006 (after a 17-month hiatus from winning a tournament), when he beat Blake in the final of the [[Queen's Club Championships]]. This was his fourth title there, equalling the records of [[John McEnroe]] and [[Boris Becker]].<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2006-06-18-queens-club_x.htm|title=Hewitt beats Blake to win fourth Queen's Club title|work=USA Today|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=12 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912225849/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2006-06-18-queens-club_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> During the [[2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2006 Wimbledon Championships]], Hewitt survived a five-set match against South Korea's [[Hyung-Taik Lee]] that was played over two days. He then defeated [[Olivier Rochus]] and [[David Ferrer]], before losing to [[Marcos Baghdatis]] in the quarterfinals.<ref name="bbc4">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/5152080.stm|title=Inspired Baghdatis shocks Hewitt|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=13 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913011055/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/5152080.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> At the 2006 Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C., Hewitt was defeated by [[Arnaud Clément]] in the quarterfinals, after defeating [[Vincent Spadea]] in the second round and [[Denis Gremelmayr]] in the third round.<ref name="abc2">{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-08-05/clement-stuns-hewitt-to-reach-washington-semis/1232312|title=Clement stuns Hewitt to reach Washington semis – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=12 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912225403/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-08-05/clement-stuns-hewitt-to-reach-washington-semis/1232312|url-status=live}}</ref>

Hewitt participated at the [[2006 US Open – Men's singles|2006 US Open]], despite having an injured knee. Hewitt won his first three matches in straight sets against, respectively, [[Albert Montañés]], [[Jan Hernych]], and [[Novak Djokovic]]. He defeated [[Richard Gasquet]] in five sets to advance to the quarterfinals for the seventh consecutive year. He then lost to Roddick.<ref name="usatoday2">{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/open/2006-09-06-day-10_x.htm|title=Roddick beats Hewitt, Nadal falls at U.S. Open|work=USA Today|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref>