Federer suffers shock defeat against Hewitt in Halle
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}BERLIN (Reuters) - Roger Federer suffered a shock defeat by Lleyton Hewitt in the final of the Halle grasscourt event Sunday, losing 3-6 7-6 6-4 to the Australian.
Hewitt, a former Wimbledon champion himself, ended the two hour 20 minute contest when his forehand hit the net tape and dropped dead on Federer's side.
Before Sunday, Federer had been defeated on grass just once since 2003, that coming in the 2008 Wimbledon final against Rafael Nadal.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}(Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Pritha Sarkar)