Lleyton Hewitt risks slipping outside the world's top 10 after suffering a surprise third-round tennis exit from the Indian Wells Masters in California.
The ninth-seeded Hewitt was left to rue a series of missed first-set opportunities after falling 7-5, 6-3 to 23rd-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych.
Australia's former world No 1 squandered an early service break and blew further chances to break again and serve for the set.
Tennis: Surprise exit for Hewitt
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