Lleyton Hewitt will make his Flushing Meadows farewell, while Vicky Duval continues her inspired comeback from recovery from Hodgkin's lymphoma at this month's U.S. Open.

The pair are among the U.S. Open wild card recipients announced by the USTA today.

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Hewitt stunned Pete Sampras days before 9-11 to capture the 2001 U.S. Open singles crown. He also partnered Max Mirnyi to collect the 2000 U.S. Open doubles title. Now ranked No. 162, the 34-year-old Aussie will retire after the 2016 Australian Open. Hewitt has reached at least the quarterfinals seven times in New York and advanced to the the fourth round in 2013.

Joining Hewitt as men's main-draw wild card recipients are: Frenchman Pierre-Hughes Herbert and Americans Ryan Harrison, Jared Donaldson, Bjorn Fratangelo, Austin Krajicek, Ryan Shane and Frances Tiafoe, who earned his wild card by winning the USTA Boys' 18 National Championship earlier this month.



Duval gained global attention stunning 2011 U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur in the 2013 first round. Following her run to the 2014 Wimbledon second round, Duval was diagnosed with cancer and spent months undergoing chemotherapy. The 19-year-old Floridian made a successful return at the Landisville Challenger in Pennysylvania last week.

In addition to Duval, main-draw wild cards were awarded to France's Oceane Dodin and Americans Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Louisa Chirico, Samantha Crawford, Nicole Gibbs, Sofia Kenin, Jamie Loeb and Sachia Vickery.

It's a homecoming for Chirico, who reached her first WTA quarterfinal in Washington, D.C. earlier this month, and NCAA champion Loeb.

Both women have trained at the USTA-Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the past. Loeb, who now trains at the John McEnroe Tennis Academy on Randall's Island, was a New York State High School champion at Ossining High School where her older sister, Jenna, was also a standout. Chirico is from Harrison, N.Y.


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