Editing Lleyton Hewitt (section)

===2010: Halle title and victory over Federer===

[[File:Lleyton Hewitt (4309089844).jpg|thumb|upright=.7|Lleyton Hewitt at the 2010 Australian Open]]

Hewitt began his 2010 season partnering [[Samantha Stosur]] at the [[2010 Hopman Cup|Hopman Cup]]. They lost ties against Romania and Spain, and therefore failed to reach the final.

He was seeded fourth in the [[2010 Medibank International Sydney|Medibank International]] and, like the previous year, reached the quarterfinals, losing to eventual champion [[Marcos Baghdatis]]. At the [[2010 Australian Open – Men's singles|2010 Australian Open]], he lost to [[Roger Federer]] in the fourth round.

A week after his exit from the Australian Open, Hewitt announced at a press conference at Melbourne Park that he underwent another hip operation similar to his left hip operation this time on his right hip on 28 January 2010 in Hobart.

Hewitt returned to the tour at the [[2010 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships|U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships]] as the singles defending champion.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kerry O'Keeffe|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/30/2805677.htm|title=ABC Sport – Hewitt undergoes second hip operation|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=30 January 2010|access-date=26 September 2010|archive-date=17 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117153440/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/30/2805677.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> He won his first match since the Australian Open, partnering coach [[Nathan Healey]] in the doubles, defeating [[James Cerretani]] and [[Adil Shamasdin]], but lost to top seeds the Bryan brothers in the semi-finals. In singles, Hewitt beat [[Somdev Devvarman]] in three sets. He then lost to [[Juan Ignacio Chela]]. Hewitt's next tournament was scheduled to be the [[Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters]]. However, he withdrew due to a recurring injury.

Hewitt then reached the second round in Barcelona, before losing to [[Eduardo Schwank]], and lost in the second round of the [[Internazionali BNL d'Italia]] to [[Guillermo García López]]. Hewitt then travelled back to Australia to participate in a Davis Cup tie against Japan, winning his two singles matches.

At the [[2010 French Open|French Open]], Hewitt reached the third round, before losing to [[Rafael Nadal]], who went on to win the title without dropping a set and take the No. 1 ranking.

On 13 June, Hewitt defeated [[Roger Federer]] in the final of the [[2010 Gerry Weber Open|Gerry Weber Open]] in [[Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia|Halle, Germany]], a grass-court tuneup for [[Wimbledon Championships]]. The win was Hewitt's first over Federer since 2003, snapping a 15-match losing streak.

At [[2010 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], Hewitt was seeded 15th and lost to third seed, [[Novak Djokovic]] in the fourth round. After dropping the first two sets, Hewitt took advantage of a stomach illness had by Djokovic to take the third set. However, Hewitt could not mount a comeback, and lost in four sets.

At the [[2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships|Atlanta Tennis Championship]], Hewitt lost in the first round to [[Lukáš Lacko]]. At the [[Legg Mason Classic]], Hewitt retired in the second round due to a leg injury. He pulled out of the [[Rogers Cup (tennis)|Rogers Cup]] in Toronto to recover, and returned in Cincinnati. Hewitt defeated [[Yen-Hsun Lu]] in the opening round, before losing in three sets to fifth seed [[Robin Söderling]].

Hewitt was 32nd seed at the [[2010 US Open (tennis)|US Open]]<ref name="w318">{{cite news | title=Hewitt gets last US Open seeding | website=ABC News | date=2010-08-23 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-08-24/hewitt-gets-last-us-open-seeding/955886 | access-date=2024-06-07 | archive-date=7 June 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607130329/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-08-24/hewitt-gets-last-us-open-seeding/955886 | url-status=live }}</ref> and lost his first-round match to [[Paul-Henri Mathieu]] in five sets. It was his earliest exit at the US Open.<ref name="n967">{{cite web | title=Hewitt upset by Paul-Henri Mathieu in 5 sets | website=Tennis.com | date=2010-08-30 | url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/hewitt-upset-by-paul-henri-mathieu-in-5-sets | access-date=2024-06-07 | archive-date=7 June 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607130330/https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/hewitt-upset-by-paul-henri-mathieu-in-5-sets | url-status=live }}</ref>

He withdrew from the [[Malaysian Open (tennis)|Malaysian Open]] due to a wrist injury suffered during the Australian Davis Cup playoff loss to Belgium.<ref name="t568">{{cite news | last=Lumpur | first=Kuala | title=Injured Hewitt withdraws from Malaysian Open | website=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=2010-09-25 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/injured-hewitt-withdraws-from-malaysian-open-20100925-15rqb.html | access-date=2024-06-07 | archive-date=7 June 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607130950/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/injured-hewitt-withdraws-from-malaysian-open-20100925-15rqb.html | url-status=live }}</ref>