Australia's Lleyton Hewitt beat home favourite Tim Henman 7-6 7-6 to retain his Stella Artois ATP title at London's Queen's Club today.
Hewitt, who earlier in the day came from a set behind to beat Pete Sampras 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the semifinals, was in blistering form on the Centre Court as he consigned Henman to another runners-up finish at the $800,000 grasscourt tournament.
Henman was a losing finalist here in 1999 Club.He had beaten Wayne Ferreira of South Africa 5-7 6-4 6-2 in their semifinal.