AO direct entry now likely for Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt has almost certainly clinched direct entry to the Australian Open despite his Stockholm Open ending in the quarterfinals.
Spanish third seed Nicolas Almagro eliminated Hewitt 6-1 6-4 in 66 minutes to boost his own hopes of qualifying for the end-of-season ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Hewitt, though, is set to climb into the world’s top 80 on Monday following his run to the last eight.
With only a handful of events to go this year, the former No.1 is unlikely to slip out of the top 100, meaning he won’t require a wildcard for the Melbourne Park major in January.
Hewitt received wildcards into all four grand slam events in 2012, with a last-16 charge in Melbourne his best result.
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