Editing Lleyton Hewitt (section)

===2007: 26th career title===

At the [[2007 Australian Open]], Hewitt lost in the third round to tenth-seeded Chilean and eventual runner-up [[Fernando González]]. With his win in [[Tennis Channel Open|Las Vegas]] in March, Hewitt had won at least one [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] title annually for ten consecutive years. This was a record among active players at the time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hewitt wins Las Vegas ATP title|agency=Reuters|url=http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Hewitt_wins_Las_Vegas_ATP_title_03052007.html|date=5 March 2007|access-date=1 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001448/http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Hewitt_wins_Las_Vegas_ATP_title_03052007.html |archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref> Hewitt reached the [[2007 Hamburg Masters]] semi-finals, where he pushed eventual finalist [[Rafael Nadal]] to three sets. At the [[2007 French Open]], Hewitt, for the second straight time lost in the fourth round to Nadal. At the [[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2007 Wimbledon Championships]], Hewitt won his first three matches, including a four-set third round victory over [[Guillermo Cañas]]. He then faced fourth seed [[Novak Djokovic]] in the fourth round, which he lost.

After Wimbledon, it was announced that he had hired former Australian tennis pro [[Tony Roche]] to coach him during Grand Slam and Masters tournaments in 2007 and 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/18/sports/AS-SPT-TEN-Hewitt-Roche.php|title=Lleyton Hewitt hires celebrated tennis coach Tony Roche|work=International Herald Tribune|date=18 July 2007|access-date=19 July 2007|archive-date=25 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125084012/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/18/sports/AS-SPT-TEN-Hewitt-Roche.php|url-status=live}}</ref> At the Masters tournaments in [[Canada Masters|Montréal]] and [[Cincinnati Open|Cincinnati]] Hewitt reached the quarterfinals and semi-finals, respectively. In both cases, he lost to [[Roger Federer]].

He was seeded 16th at the [[2007 US Open (tennis)|2007 US Open]], but for the first time in eight consecutive appearances at [[Flushing Meadows]], he did not reach the quarterfinals or further. He lost in the second round to Argentine [[Agustín Calleri]].