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Hewitt was only the third defending Grand Slam champion in the open era to lose in the first round, after Boris Becker at the 1997 Australian Open and Patrick Rafter at the 1999 US Open.
Hewitt was defeated in the second round of the 2006 Australian Open by Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina.
At the 2007 Australian Open, Hewitt lost in the third round to tenth-seeded Chilean and eventual runner-up Fernando González, 2 – 6, 2 – 6, 7 – 5, 4 – 6.
* The track " Power " from It's Tomorrow Already was used as bumper music during the 2009 Australian Open tennis tournament.
Tennis is enjoyed by millions of recreational players and is also a hugely popular worldwide spectator sport, especially the four Grand Slam tournaments ( also referred to as the " Majors "): the Australian Open played on hard courts, the French Open played on red clay courts, Wimbledon played on grass courts, and the US Open played also on hard courts.
Thus, Wimbledon, the US Open, the French Open, and the Australian Open ( dating to 1905 ) became and have remained the most prestigious events in tennis.
Only in the final sets of matches at the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, the Olympic Games, Davis Cup, and Fed Cup are tie-breaks not played.
: Examples of hardcourts are acrylic ( e. g. Plexicushion used at the Australian Open, DecoTurf used at the US Open ), asphalt, and concrete.
Grass is used at Wimbledon and until 1974 three of the four Grand Slams ( Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open ) were played on grass.
The US Open, Miami Masters, US Open Series, and World Team Tennis started using this challenge system in 2006 and the Australian Open and Wimbledon introduced the system in 2007.
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