LLEYTON Hewitt's world ranking has blown out to No. 130 in the week before Wimbledon - his worst position in 13 years.
The Australian slipped 57 places in the latest rankings released on Monday after he failed to defend his ATP title in Halle last week. The last time the 30-year-old had a worse singles ranking was in October, 1998.
Injuries have greatly hampered Hewitt's ability to contest tournaments in the past 12 months. The 30-year-old only returned to action in Halle last week after foot surgery. The former world No. 1 collected straight-sets wins against Argentine qualifier Leonardo Mayer and Italian Andreas Seppi before losing a tight quarter-final to Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber.
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