The fourth seed conceded the quarter-finals to Argentinean Juan Ignacio Chela 6-4, 6-3 on Friday, in his first tournament back since hip surgery.
Chela served for the match in the second set 5-0 but Hewitt rallied winning three straight games, before his serve was broken by Chela for the fifth and final time, closing the game out after one hour 12 minutes.
Hewitt then partnered with coach Nathan Healey in the semi finals for doubles, but was out classed by the top ranked Bob and Mike Bryan losing the match 6-2, 7-6 (7-4).
Hewitt now looks to the European Masters Series events in Monte Carlo and Rome in the lead up to the French Open later in May.
The men's semi finals on Saturday saw Chela with a 7-5, 6-2 win over countryman Horacio Zeballos and third-seeded Sam Querry defeat 2009 runner-up fellow American Wayne Odesnik 7-6(3) 1-6 7-5.
Clay courts are considered "slow", because the balls bounce relatively high and more slowly, making it more difficult for a player to hit an unreturnable shot. Points are usually longer as there are fewer winners, therefore baseline players who are generally more defensive and consistent and who rely more on endurance, usually persevere over the players with the faster grass court styled shots.
Lleyton Hewitt's tennis game is one that is all about never giving up hope no matter how far behind he may seem. His strength lies in his endurance, his ability to ignore the pain and fatigue of his body and outlast his competitors in gruelling five set matches.
The suffering that Christian's can experience in their walk will at times feel like a gruelling tennis game, exhausting and never-ending, but the scriptures remind us to keep eternity in our sights and Christ in our hearts.
Romans 5 talks about the Christian's need to not only persevere through suffering, but also to rejoice in it.
"And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us." – Romans 5:3-5