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
apart bit break early extremely good holding life point rhythm second serve serving tougher
The way he was serving at that time, he was serving extremely well, ... Apart from an early break point in the second set, he was holding serve pretty comfortably there. He had good rhythm on his serve, and, you know, it would have made life a bit tougher (had Rusedski not made the errors).
andre best final good greatest matches memories san saved shape
The 2002 final was one of the greatest matches I've ever played. I have good memories of San Jose. I saved a lot of match points, and Andre was in his best shape ever.
compact double good pressure puts serves service
I couldn't put in first serves and was double faulting. He puts a lot pressure on anyone's service games. He has a good compact return.
changes days easier games good hot lots momentum positive start tennis win
Momentum changes so much and I think on days like today, when it's so hot out there on court, you know once you start getting down on yourself, you can just snowball. When you're positive out there, it's a lot easier to play good tennis and win lots of games in a row.
good match puts round tough
I had a tough match in the first round and sometimes that puts you in good stead for the tournament.
french game good hopefully next open raise
I feel good and hopefully can raise my game for the French Open next week.
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.
coming enjoyed good mind states takes time traveling united
It's been good so far. I've enjoyed coming to the United States for the first time as a family. It's different traveling with your child. It takes your mind away from tennis.
boys extremely given good opportunity
The boys did extremely well over there, they've given us a good opportunity to get through to a semi again.
accepted direction forget good match net sad
He spat in my direction; he apologized at the net after the match, and I accepted his apology. I don't think it's the right thing, and it's not good for the game. It's unfortunate because we were having a good dogfight match out there. We were going for it. It's sad that something like that happens. But I said, 'Just forget about it, mate'.
felt fine good returning start
That didn't take a lot out of me physically. I felt fine today. I got off to a good start out there, and I've been returning well all tournament.
best clutch couple days good hopefully improve last moments played pressure served
But in the clutch moments I played pretty well. That was probably the best I played, when the pressure was actually on. That's a good sign, but I haven't really served well the last couple of days and hopefully it can improve tomorrow.
affected good hit ribs round serving tough wasting win
I didn't feel my ribs were affected by my serving but the first round is always tough and it was good to get the win under my belt. It was a good hit without wasting a lot of energy.
aussie behind bit bounce change crowd good head hopefully next rankings sort tennis work
Hopefully if he can work and put his head down, if he can sort of bounce back and get the crowd behind him and play some good tennis at the Aussie Open, that could set up a bit of a change in the rankings next year.