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
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.
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.
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.
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.
blocks game needed plan
I got out of the blocks well today, ... I went out there with a game plan and just executed it. I did what I needed to do and didn't feel that under pressure.
bigger corner
I'd like to think there's lot bigger matches, you know, around the corner for me.