SYDNEY, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Australian Lleyton Hewitt has undergone hip surgery and will miss the U.S. Open, a grand slam tennis event he won in 2001.
Hewitt had a hip labral tear repair via arthoscopy. The surgery will keep Hewitt off the court for the rest of the year. The includes the year's fourth Grand Slam tournament -- the U.S. Open, which begins Monday in New York