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
balls everywhere flying focusing matter papers win
It's a matter of focusing on what you have to do. There's balls going everywhere and papers were flying round. The person who is able to keep his focus will win the match.
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 keeps player tough
When he keeps coming at you like that he's a tough player to play against,
felt quite team
We felt like the better team out there in the first set but things didn't quite go our way in the tiebreaker and we didn't take our chances.
babies baby cup due event great hope masters next possible qualify success sure wish
With my baby due in the next two weeks, it is not possible for me to come. I wish the event well and am sure it will be a great success and I hope to qualify for next year's Masters Cup in Shanghai,
babies baby due next possible
With my baby due in the next two weeks, it is not possible for me to come.
anyone doubt gets hard outside
When your ranking gets outside 150 or 200, there's no doubt that it's hard for anyone to come back and play well week-in and week-out,
couple motivates number picture whatever won
When you've been number one in the world for a couple of years and won a couple of slams and whatever else that's been, you look at the big picture and what motivates you.
games played spare time
I don't have too much spare time, but I try to play games as much as possible. I played a little growing up, but I never played any tennis games before.
days guys
A lot of the guys these days are pretty one-dimensional,
exact formula secret
There's been no secret formula, ... No one's been able to find the exact formula to topple him just yet.
couple kept last seemed
Back when I first started, it seemed that I kept bumping into a lot of other Australians. It's something that I haven't done in the last couple of years.
federer
You still have to put Federer up there by himself,
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.