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
couple motivates number picture whatever won
When you've been number one in the world for a couple of years and won a couple of slams and whatever else that's been, you look at the big picture and what motivates you.
dictated played
I played really well in the first set and dictated play from the start,
dictate felt nearly played possible pressure service trying
I felt like I played pretty solid. I put pressure on nearly all of his service games. I was trying to dictate as much as possible and get him on the defensive.
balls court definitely dictate doubt extremely hard helped last played slower whether
It definitely helped him out. There's no doubt about that. You know, he still played extremely well, and he didn't give me a lot of opportunities out there, but the court surface, it's very hard to dictate play out there. It's slower than last year. There's no doubt about that, whether it's the balls or not.
step
He's going to be tough. I'll have to step it up again.
changed heap life obviously
Life hasn't changed a whole heap ? it's obviously going to change,
drink expected players trust water week
Players can't be expected to drink water out there. When trainers give you a drink on court, you have to trust them, week in, week out.
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.
grind hang hopefully pick prettiest tough
He's a tough player, especially on this kind of surface. I just had to hang in there, try and grind him down. It wasn't the prettiest tennis, hopefully I can pick up on it.
hanging tried waited
I just tried hanging in there and waited for my opportunities. It was awfully close.
federer
You still have to put Federer up there by himself,
bloke lose shirt wearing
I just couldn't lose to a bloke wearing a shirt like that.
atmosphere attitude court game suits surface tournament
I always feel pretty comfortable when I get to Flushing Meadows. I really like the atmosphere and the court surface there. I think the whole tournament really suits my game and my attitude as well.
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.