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.
areas clicking felt forward game locker matter next quite room today trying win
I still felt like there was a lot of areas of my game that weren't quite clicking today. It was more a matter of trying to find a way to win today and get in the locker room and look forward to the next round.
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.
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.
focus points trying winning
My focus is on winning this tournament. I'm trying to get points and get my ranking up a little bit.
cold flattened goes hit stepped winners
Then he hit some cold winners and flattened some out. He just goes for it and stepped it up when he had to.
fantastic four titles winning
It's been fantastic winning four titles here, but it's not something I thought about a lot.
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.
beats hell winning
This beats the hell out of winning the U.S.Open and Wimbledon.
easy great matches three win
There aren't going to be any easy matches, but it would be great to win here. I still have three matches away from there.
anytime final nice playing tournament win
Anytime you're playing in a final you want to win any kind of tournament on a Sunday. It's always nice to be in those championship matches.
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,
felt great happiness happy locker room waste win
I'm very happy to get away with the win that I got and be in the locker room after a comfortable win and not waste a lot of energy, ... Physically, I felt great out there.