Nicolas Mahut beats Lleyton Hewitt in Hall of Fame final

French wild card Nicolas Mahut rallied from a set down to defeat Australia's Lleyton Hewitt late on Sunday in the final at the Hall of Fame Championships.

Mahut battled back from a first set loss to take a 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 victory over the 2012 runner-up Hewitt on center court.

Nicolas Mahut

Mahut breezed past American Michael Russell 6-2, 6-2 in the semis earlier on Sunday to reach the final and became the first Frenchman to claim the Newport title since Fabrice Santoro five years ago.

The 31-year-old improved to 2-2 all-time in title matches on the ATP Tour. He clinched his first career ATP title last month at ’s-Hertogenbosch.u00a0

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