Lleyton Hewitt loses Australian Open match, retires

Lleyton Hewitt called it a career after losing in the second round of the Australian Open earlier today.

The feisty Aussie has long been one of my favorite players because of his competitive spirit and, well, I think he’s super cute.

Hewitt, now 34, became the youngest world No. 1, won two Davis Cup titles, a U.S. Open title, a Wimbledon title, two ATP year-end championship titles and an 616 singles matches overall . He also was a finalist at the Australian Open in 2005, owns a doubles Grand Slam title, and is still in this year’s men’s doubles draw.

Although he lost to Spain’s David Ferrer 6-2, 6-4, 6-4, he won’t soon forget how the Aussie crowd cheered him on: “It was an unbelievable atmosphere out there. A couple of the roars during the match tonight was as loud as I’ve ever played in front of. I was getting goosebumps at times.”