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
region tennis took week
I think the way that the whole region really took to tennis in that week was pretty amazing.
against ball competitor errors flashy game hit shots took tough weapons
He's a tough competitor out there. He's got a lot of flashy shots and a lot of weapons out there. I'd never hit a ball against him, so it took me a while to get in and read his game a little bit...I thought he'd make a lot more errors than he did.
ball chances hitting practice took
He took his chances a lot better than I did. You never like to lose. It's disappointing because in practice I feel like I've been hitting the ball great.
hang time took
It took me time to get into the match. He was unstoppable in the first set and I just had to hang in there,
felt great
Physically, I felt great out there. He didn't put me under that much pressure.
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.
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.
areas game serious tournament work
I still feel like there's areas of my game that I can work on if I want to make any real inroads into this tournament and be a serious contender,
build foot jam test trying
I still feel it out there. It's just when I jam my foot off during matches. It's something you can't test before a match. So I'm just trying to build it up.
felt four work
I still feel it out there. I really felt it when I jammed it about four times. But it's just something that I have to work through.
conditions game handled suit
I think I just handled the conditions so much better than he did today. I don't think those kind of conditions suit has game at all.
conditions handled suit
I think I just handled the conditions better. I don't think these kind of conditions suit his game.
cheap courts few gets hard points
I think he comes off pretty well on hard courts as well. He still gets a few aces and cheap points on hard courts as well.
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.