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BRISBANE, Australia -- With the Fanatics in bright yellow and raucously chanting for Lleyton Hewitt to stay on top of Roger Federer, the Brisbane International final had the surreal feel of a journey back in time. It wouldnt have seemed out of context a decade ago, when Hewitt spent 80 weeks atop the tennis rankings and Federer was yet to win a Grand Slam title. But Hewitts 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 win Sunday over his longest-standing rival on tour was clearly an upset, and delivered him his first title since 2010. The 32-year-old former No. 1s have met 27 times dating back to 1999, and Hewitt has now improved his record to nine wins against the 17-time Grand Slam champion. Federer was broken three times and committed 22 unforced errors in the first set, making some uncharacteristically basic mistakes including an air swing and two shanked forehands. He recovered in the second set and then had break-point chances in Hewitts first three service games in the deciding set, but couldnt get the vital breakthrough when he needed it most. "The way you tough it out ... congratulations," Federer said in a court-side interview. He added later that Hewitt did "a good job hanging around," "But I should have taken advantage already earlier, so I have some regrets," he said. "Its unfortunately one of those matches that got away from me." In the mens doubles event, Torontos Daniel Nestor and partner Mariusz Fyrstenberg came back from a set down to defeat Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah of Colombia 6-7(4), 6-4, 10-7. The victory gives Nestor his 82nd career ATP World Tour trophy, and marks the 21st consecutive season in which the 41-year-old has captured at least one title. It also brings his record in finals to 82-53. Hewitt received the trophy from Australian great Rod Laver, a regular at the Australian Open final presentations involving Federer over the years. "Its been a while since I won a trophy. For me to get it from you really means a lot," Hewitt said. "I dont need to congratulate Roger, he gets congratulated every week when hes up here for finals!" Hewitt had not won a title since he beat Federer in the final at Halle in 2010 and his most recent tournament victory on home soil was the 2005 Sydney International; the same year he lost the Australian Open decider to Marat Safin. That result at Halle ended a 15-match losing streak to Federer. Now he has won two of their past three matches in the twilight of an injury-affected career that peaked when he won the 2001 U.S. Open and 2002 Wimbledon titles. Federer won the first of his four Australian Open titles in 2004, and ascended to the No. 1 ranking soon after. He remained in top spot for 4 1/2 years. Hewitts ranking was projected to reach the low 40s with the win. He finished last season at No. 61 in another disrupted season after toe, foot, hand, hip and back injuries kept him off the tour for long periods between 2007 and the start of 2013. "Weve been through a rough four or five years, five different surgeries, its been tough," Hewitt said. Hewitt was the youngest qualifier ever for the Australian Open, aged 15 when he made the main draw in 1997, and won his first ATP title in Adelaide the following year at 16 -- the youngest winner in a decade on the ATP tour. He said coming back at double that age to win another Australian tournament was almost on par. "Obviously (the Adelaide title) is where it all started for me. I was 16. I was in my home town ... its hard to beat that," he said. "But then winning here at a new tournament ... Ive won nearly every tournament there is to win in Australia. "Yeah, to beat possibly the greatest player in the final means a lot. So its very hard to split them." Of his remote chance of being the first Australian since 1976 to win his home Open, Hewitt said the win over Federer "just gives me a lot more confidence going out there believing in how well Im hitting the ball at the moment and that I can matchup with the best guys." Federer, who didnt make a Grand Slam final last year for the first time since 2002 and is now ranked No. 6, said the Brisbane tournament gave him a good idea of how his preparations are going for the Australian Open. "I have a clear idea what I need to work on, and I have a clear idea where my mind and body is at," he said. "Im very hungry and eager to attack the Australian Open next week." Serena Williams retained her title in Brisbane on Saturday with a win over Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka. Venus Williams lost the Auckland final to Ana Ivanovic, and then withdrew from her scheduled appearance at the Hobart International this week. 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Late in the game, the St. Louis goalie craned his neck into the air to block a shot, taking a puck square in the mask.Rome, Italy (SportsNetwork.com) - Second-place Roma faces a difficult assignment at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday as the club attempts to keep pace with leaders Juventus by turning back AC Milan. Juve was able to stretch its lead to four points on Thursday with a 3-1 win at Cagliari thanks to goals from Carlos Tevez and Arturo Vidal in the opening 15 minutes, while Fernando Llorente added a third goal early in the second half. Roma must now beat Milan to continue its good run of form and stay within touching distance of Juventus, which is eyeing a fourth successive Scudetto this season. The capital club has earned 13 of a possible 15 points from the past five games in Serie A, including a 1-0 win at Genoa last time out in a battle of top-three sides. Manager Rudi Garcia was in the news this week after he was handed a two-match suspension for an altercation with a steward during Sundays win over Genoa, although the boss has stated that he will fight the ban. Milans form has been much more inconsistent in recent weeks as the club has posted a 2-2-2 mark in its six most recent ouutings after losing just once in the first nine league fixtures.dddddddddddd. The Rossoneri will be buoyed by their last result as Filippo Inzaghis side notched a 2-0 win over Napoli, which moved Milan to within two points of a Champions League place. Napoli won 2-0 over Parma on Thursday thanks to goals from Duvan Zapata and Dries Mertens in the opening 30 minutes, lifting the club into third place ahead of this weekends fixtures. Fourth-place Lazio is seeking a third successive Serie A victory on Sunday when the club travels to the San Siro to meet Inter Milan, which sits in a disappointing 11th place. Sampdoria is just one point from a Champions League spot and the club is riding a six-game unbeaten streak ahead of its home contest with Udinese on Sunday, while Genoa is also level with Sampdoria on 26 points and will visit bottom-half side Torino. Cesena sits in 19th place and is five points from safety ahead of its trip to Sassuolo, Hellas Verona and Chievo square off in the Verona derby, Atalanta hosts Palermo and Empoli hits the road to face Fiorentina. ' ' '