Hewitt back for more after teaming up with young gun

FOR a retired player, Lleyton Hewitt sure is busy. Following in the footsteps of Dame Nellie Melba and John Farnham, Hewitt has again come out of retirement to receive a 2019 Brisbane International doubles wildcard with Alex de Minaur.

Two years after officially hanging up the racquet from singles play, Hewitt, 37, still clearly has an itch to scratch after accepting an offer to return to the scene of one of the most stirring victories of his glittering career.

Hewitt is a confirmed doubles starter with fellow Aussie de Minaur at the season-opening Queensland event, where the two-time grand slam champion pulled off a shock win over Roger Federer to claim the 2014 Brisbane International title.

Among other Brisbane International wildcard recipients were former US Open champion Samantha Stosur and Kim Birrell, who won the Australian Open wildcard playoff this month.

Other Brisbane International wildcard recipients were Alex Bolt, Alexei Popyrin, James Duckworth (men's main draw), JP Smith, Mav Banes (men's qualifying), Priscilla Hon (women's main draw), Zoe Hives, Destanee Aiava, Lizette Cabrera and Naiktha Bains (women's qualifying).

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