Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates after winning her match against Johanna Konta of Britain at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, June 29, 2015. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
LONDON (Reuters) - Fighting tooth and nail as only he knows how old warrior Lleyton Hewitt waved an emotional goodbye to Wimbledon after losing a five-set thriller to Finland's Jarkko Nieminen on Monday.
Thirteen years after beating Argentina's David Nalbandian to win the title, the 34-year-old, who will retire after next year's Australian Open, went toe to toe with fellow veteran Nieminen but went down 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-0 11-9.
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