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
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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.
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Back when I first started, it seemed that I kept bumping into a lot of other Australians. It's something that I haven't done in the last couple of years.
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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.
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It was weird. He was lining up ready to serve and I was ready to return then he walked off to the chair. I wasn't sure what was going on.
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He doesn't give you cheap points the way he did four years ago and that's the reason why he's improved so much and he's the standout No.1 at the moment,
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I am extremely disappointed as I have always enjoyed playing the Tennis Masters Cup.
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It's tough for players to know what to take. It's worrying a lot of us.
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The first couple of matches we played, I was one of the top guys and he was on his way up. The last few times, we've both been at the top of the game. The biggest one was probably the Aussie Open semifinal.
double serves
I couldn't put in first serves and was double faulting.
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I won't be watching the women's final, that's for sure. I'm not into women's tennis any more.
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I really should have finished it off in straight sets.
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On paper it should have been the final,
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I've had a different preparation this year. I did a lot of hard work and training so that I'd last right through the Australian summer.
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I think the way that the whole region really took to tennis in that week was pretty amazing.