Hewitt bids New York farewell in familiar fighting fashion

Stan Wawrinka of Swizterland hits a backhand against Hyeon Chung of Korea (not pictured) on day four of the 2015 U.S. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lleyton Hewitt waved goodbye to the U.S. Open on Thursday, the tenacious Australian dragged kicking and screaming to the Flushing Meadows exit by countryman Bernard Tomic.

A player who constructed a career around a relentless fighting spirit that became his calling card, Hewitt was never going to leave the U.S. Open without a struggle and went down swinging until the very end, falling 6-3 6-2 3-6 5-7 7-5.