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LLEYTON Hewitt's single-minded preparation for the Australian Open prompted him to pull out of this week's eight-man event at Kooyong.
Hewitt wants to rest his 32-year-old body after five matches in sapping heat to win last singles title in week's Brisbane International.
"Obviously this week is all about preparation for the Australian Open and getting yourself in as good a nick as possible,'' Hewitt said.
"At the moment, iIt's all about recovery for me. When you get older, it gets a bit tougher. It's tougher than when you were 16, but I still enjoy being out there and having some success.
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"Saturday and Sunday were brutal conditions up in Brisbane. Very little breeze and very hot and humid in Pat Rafter Arena. We're going into the first major and you have to do absolutely everything that's right for you.''
Hewitt will still play a match at Kooyong, against Scot Andy Murray, as an extra match to the Classic's schedule on Friday. Australian Open defending champion Novak Djokovic has also asked for a warm-up at Kooyong and will play Argentine Juan Monaco on Thursdaytomorrow.
Hewitt's withdrawal gives Sydney teenager Jordan Thompson an opportunity to test himself in three matches against top-20 players at Kooyong this week.
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Thompson, ranked 315, won a spot in the Open field in the wildcard playoff before Christmas and the 19-year-old earned the Kooyong call-up with the rest of Australia's higher ranked players in Sydney this week.
Hewitt, who will base his schedule around the four Grand Slams championshipsand Davis Cup ties, is not fazed at being Australia's top-ranked player again after his final triumph over Roger Federer.
"It's just a number. I couldn't care less,'' he said. If I go out and win a title, obviously, I'm playing well enough to still compete against the best guys in the world,'' he said.
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"We still have some young guys on the way up led by Bernie (Tomic). Hopefully, I'm not 35 and still the No. 1, but we'll wait and see.''
On his Open chances, Hewitt said: "Every match is tough. Being not seeded, you come into any of the seeded guys in the first couple of rounds.
"It has been a dream since I was eight, nine years old. For me to still be out there competing, this is my 18th Australian Open in a row, so I'm thrilled just to be out there.
"As long as I'm still enjoying tennis, training and doing all the hard things, I'll keep playing. Over the last four or five years, I missed a lot of tennis through surgery and that freshens you up mentally and physically.
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"I've made no secret that I'm not going to play every week. I don't want to and I don't need to. I try to prepare as best as possible for the majors and Davis Cup and work my schedule around that.''
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