Australian Lleyton Hewitt won his first title since 2010 with a three-set victory over top seed Roger Federer in the Brisbane International final.
Hewitt, 32, beat his fellow former world number one 6-1 4-6 6-3 to win the Australian Open warm-up tournament. Swiss Federer, also 32, was broken three times in the first set but the 17-time Grand Slam winner fought back to level against the world number 60. Hewitt saved seven break points on the way to winning the decisive third set. Federer, who has not won a Grand Slam tournament since Wimbledon in 2012, added six-time Grand Slam winner Stefan Edberg to his coaching team in December. The Australian Open begins on Monday, 13 January. – BBC Sports
