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
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.
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.
fantastic four titles winning
It's been fantastic winning four titles here, but it's not something I thought about a lot.
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.
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.
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.
beats hell winning
This beats the hell out of winning the U.S.Open and Wimbledon.
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,
affected good hit ribs round serving tough wasting win
I didn't feel my ribs were affected by my serving but the first round is always tough and it was good to get the win under my belt. It was a good hit without wasting a lot of energy.
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.
enjoyed event extremely great number playing time winning
I'm extremely disappointed as I have always enjoyed playing the event and had a great time in Shanghai in 2002, winning the event and maintaining my year-end world number 1 status.
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.
lining ready return serve sure walked
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.
cheap four improved points reason
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,