MELBOURNE, Australia - Canadian Milos Raonic lost his bid for a second straight fourth-round showing in the Australian Open, with the No. 25 losing 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 to Australian Lleyton Hewitt on Saturday.

The night-time showcase match was a triumph for the 30-year-old Hewitt, the 2005 finalist at his home Grand Slam.

Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., was unable to make an impression after winning the first set and then falling victim to Hewitt's legendary dogged determination in the match that lasted just over three hours.

Raonic began this season with a title in Chennai, India, but came up short against the vast experience of two-time Grand Slam winner Hewitt, playing in his 16th edition of the Open.

Raonic learned a lesson in pressure tennis as Hewitt fought back to earn the victory in his first match with the Canadian.

"He's a tough player," said Hewitt.

"There are not that many opportunities to break his serve. I was getting bombarded on his serve, but you have to forget about it and move onto the next point when one comes by you at 226 kph. He played his best tennis when he was down."

Raonic, who will now concentrate on Canada's Davis Cup first-round tie next month in Vancouver, finished with 23 aces but 52 unforced errors. He came to the court with a six-match win streak.

The Canadian won the first set before Hewitt, almost a decade older, found his rhythm. The Australian broke for 5-2 and served out the second set to level at a set each, then claimed the third in a tiebreaker after Raonic saved two set points.

The final game for the third set was tight, lasting for four deuces with Raonic save a pair of match points before Hewitt smashed an overhead for a third winning chance and then lobbed Raonic to earn the win.

In men's doubles, Toronto's Daniel Nestor and Belarus partner Max Mirnyi dispatched Colombians Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 7-6 (7-0), 6-2 on Saturday to move into the third round of the Australian Open.

Nestor and Mirnyi were dominant and earned the victory in just under 90 minutes with a combined five aces. They won all 10 of their service games while breaking the South Americans twice from four chances.

The 39-year-old Canadian and his partner are seeded second in the doubles field behind Americans Bob and Mike Bryan, their longtime rivals. They will next take on Italians Potito Starace and Daniele Bracciale.

Nestor and Mirnyi reached the semifinal at Melbourne Park in 2011, with Nestor and his former partner Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia playing the 2010 final.

Nestors mixed doubles hopes ended before they began as injured partner Maria Kirilenko withdrew with a thigh injury before their opening match.