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Hewitt in danger of missing French Open and Wimbledon

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Tue May 13, 2008 3:46am EDT
Australia's Lleyton Hewitt returns a shot against Russia's Mikhail Youzhny during their match at the Pacific Life Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California March 18, 2008. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A hip injury is threatening to force Australia's Lleyton Hewitt out of this year's French Open and Wimbledon championships.

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The former Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion has been undergoing treatment and tests at a Sydney hospital and is waiting on the results to determine when he can resume playing after a month on the sidelines.

"The hip is starting to feel a little better but I'm yet to fully test it out on court," Hewitt said in a statement on Tuesday.

"The specialist did a couple more tests today but the results won't be back for a few days. Once I get those I can make a decision on the French Open and the grass court season."

The hip injury is the latest in a series of setbacks that have plagued Hewitt since he lost the world number one ranking in 2003.

He won the U.S. Open in 2001 and Wimbledon the following season but has not won a grand slam title since and has steadily slipped down the rankings to 19th.

(Reporting by Julian Linden. Editing by Ed Osmond)
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