Lleyton Hewitt of Australia hits a return to Michal Przysiezny of Poland during their men's singles tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London June 24, 2014. REUTERS/Toby Melville
LONDON (Reuters) - Former champion Lleyton Hewitt drew on every ounce of his Wimbledon experience in a typically gutsy performance as he went down fighting in the delayed second-round tussle with big-serving Pole Jerzy Janowicz, 10 years his junior.
The 33-year-old Australian battled back from two sets down before succumbing 7-5 6-4 6-7(7) 4-6 6-3 against the 15th seed who made it as far as the semi-finals last year but has since suffered a miserable 12 months.
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