Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt AMis an Australian former world no. 1 professional tennis player...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth24 February 1981
CityAdelaide, Australia
CountryAustralia
bit felt level matter mentally stay step tough trying
I felt a step slow, a little bit sluggish, ... It was just a matter of trying to stay tough mentally and put myself on level terms.
australia beat gives huge juan
I feel like if I can beat Juan Carlos on day one it gives Australia a huge advantage,
french game good hopefully next open raise
I feel good and hopefully can raise my game for the French Open next week.
ball hitting
I feel like I'm hitting the ball just as well as ever,
playing putting results together
I feel like I've been playing pretty well for a while now, and here I have been putting results together day in and day out,
business court difference life obviously step
Obviously off the court there is a lot of difference with my life in general, but once I step on the court it is business as usual,
guys playing seven since six
Obviously, all us young guys have been playing since we were six or seven years old.
matter playing struggle taking tennis
It's a struggle out there. It's a matter of playing high-percentage tennis and not taking too many risks.
extremely obviously putting tough
It's a tough one because you're obviously doing something extremely well to keep putting yourself in that position,
easily good great lost matches round second tough
It's been pretty good this week, ... I could easily have lost in the second round to Greg (Rusedski). To come through that and have some tough matches is very good. It's great preparation for the US Open.
david final incredible john played tournament
David played incredible to make the final in his first ever grass-court tournament - that's even better than John McEnroe.
both conditions crowd enjoyable negative point tough
There were tough conditions but it was the same for both players, so there's no point in getting negative over it. We know it's not enjoyable for the crowd but the show must go on.
court easy grand great huge love playing positive record tournament
It's a great record to have here, ... It's not an easy Grand Slam, not an easy tournament to do well at. To go out successfully every year, it's a huge positive I think. I love playing in New York. I love the conditions, the court surface, the balls, everything about it.
coming couple either gone match nice points
It's always nice to get through, especially coming off a match like Taylor, which could have gone either way in a lot of ways, only a couple points here and there,