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Former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt plans to skip the Athens Olympics because the tennis competition is too close to the U.S. Open.

The Olympic tournament will be played Aug. 15-22, with the U.S. Open starting eight days later in New York.

The Australian Olympic Committee said it was “disappointed because Lleyton is such a great competitor for his country.”