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Lleyton Hewitt's Wimbledon preparation has been thrown into chaos, with the Australian forced out of the AEGON International with a foot injury.
The former world number one was trailing Belgian Olivier Rochus 6-2, 3-0 in the first round of the final Wimbledon lead-up tournament when he was forced to retire hurt because of stabbing pain in his left foot.
The 30-year-old said a fall during his quarter-final loss to eventual winner Philipp Kohlschreiber in Halle last week stirred up the injury in a toe on his left foot - the same foot he had an operation on in March.
"Since (Halle) I've just been trying to, you know, get treatment and do all the right things ... it just hasn't quite improved as much as I would have liked by today, but I wanted to come out and try anyway," Hewitt said.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/...f-wimbledon-20110615-1g2dy.html#ixzz1PLFjGQEy
