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
competitor conditions earn happy played tennis tough wind
It was tough conditions out there today, ... The wind was swirling and Taylor's never going to give you the match. He's a tough competitor and I really had to earn it. We played some tough tennis and I'm just happy to get through.
best doubt fifth huge level next played positive tennis today
There's no doubt I played my best tennis in the fifth set, ... That's a huge positive to come out of today and, hopefully, I can take it up another level or two in my next round.
best doubt fifth played tennis
There's no doubt I played my best tennis in the fifth set,
tennis watching
I won't be watching the women's final, that's for sure. I'm not into women's tennis any more.
enjoyed extremely masters playing tennis
I am extremely disappointed as I have always enjoyed playing the Tennis Masters Cup.
cup enjoyed extremely great masters playing tennis time
I am extremely disappointed, as I have always enjoyed playing Tennis Masters Cup and had a great time in Shanghai in 2002,
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.
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.
region tennis took week
I think the way that the whole region really took to tennis in that week was pretty amazing.
life outside quality tennis win
I like to win and I put in a lot to do that but the quality of life in and outside tennis are at least as important,
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.
player tennis littles
Tennis players go into a press conference, and almost every one of them is the same. We do very little differently on a day-to-day basis.
games tennis beats
He's up there. But (Marat) Safin, on his game, is as hard to beat.
school play tennis
I'm not to eager to play tennis in my spare time. I'm more interested in doing gym work and stuff like that. We have a lot of schools and courts around where I live, so if I really want to play, I don't need to go too far.