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
against federer matter nine stage win
Nine times out of 10, I think, if you're going to win the tournament, you're going to have to come up against Federer at some stage at the moment. It's just a matter of getting through your matches.
against federer focus nine win
Nine times out of 10, if you're going to win the tournament, you're going to have to come up against Federer at some stage, ... It's not something you focus on. ... I just want to get the (next) win on the board.
against came court federer forward last looking since tie
I have been looking forward to this since I came off court against Federer in the last tie and nothing has changed,
class federer
Federer is in a class of his own.
federer
You still have to put Federer up there by himself,
majors year
This year the majors are the most important things to me.
masters rely series
To rely on wildcards or to go back and play qualifying in some of the Masters Series isn't easy.
foot plant throw time wide
Every time I go out wide to plant my foot and go to throw the lob up, I can't.
bit few hurt moment
At the moment it's a bit disappointing. It'll probably hurt for a few days, I'd say.
felt grass next soft
The grass felt very soft but it will quicken up over the next two weeks,
beating best gives served tim
But, obviously, Tim beating Marat the other night, that gives him a lot of confidence, beating a guy, you know, who's one of the best ball-strikers out there. He served really well today, and volleyed exceptionally well.
cheer emotion emotions seem
There didn't seem to be a whole lot of emotion out there. The first two sets, no one had much to cheer about.
came last positives
There are a lot of positives that came out of the last two weeks.
crack improve pick prettiest
I got through today's match, but it wasn't the prettiest tennis. I get through to have another crack and try to improve tomorrow. Hopefully, I can pick it up. I'll need to.