Hewitt beats Federer in Halle

The Australian won 3-6 7-6 (7/4) 6-4 to triumph in his first final appearance of 2010, ending Federer's 29-match winning streak at the tournament.

Federer, a five-time winner at Halle, did not drop a set in the previous four rounds and was well set after breaking Hewitt early on.

The Swiss took the first set without trouble but Hewitt hit back to take the next on a tie-break before wrapping up victory on the first match point as the ball clipped the net.

Federer started strongly and earned two breaks on Hewitt's first service game and appeared on course to make light work of his sixth Halle final, taking the first set 6-3.

Hewitt said: "It's fantastic. Roger is a hell of an opponent and everybody knows how good he is on the grass court. His record speaks for itself and I just got lucky."