TAG: Lleyton Hewitt
Nov/22
29
Hewitt Makes Winning Debut At Eddie Herr
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Cruz Hewitt made his Eddie Herr debut a memorable one, scoring a thrilling marathon win vs Mauricio Schtulmann Gasca from Celaya, 64 36 64. The 13 year old Hewitt, who recently won an ITF Grade 5 tournament in Fiji, is playing in the 14s division where he is the 15th seed. The son of former […] Continue to read full article...
Cruz Hewitt · Eddie Herr · IMG · Lleyton Hewitt · Nike · Yonex
USA lost to Italy in the doubles rubber with Tommy Paul and Jack Sock failing to get the job done as they were defeated by Fabio Fognini and Simone Bolelli 64 64. The key win advanced Italy to the Davis Cup semifinals. The American doubles team selection by Fish of Paul/Sock has been heavily criticized […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Davis Cup · Jack SOck · Lleyton Hewitt · Mardy Fish · Rajeev Ram
Xavier Malisse retired from tennis in 2013 after a 16 year career but got the itch to compete again last year at Antwerp doubles with the player he coached Lloyd Harris and reached the semis in the doubles draw. 42 year old Malisse is playing Antwerp doubles again this year with Diego Schwartzman and they […] Continue to read full article...
Bjorn Borg · Guillermo Vilas · Lleyton Hewitt · Martina Hingis · Xavier Malisse
By Scoop Malinowski Bernard Tomic is now ranked 580 in the world and his last ATP title was four years ago at Chengdu 250 but the 29 year old former junior prodigy is not finished yet. Tomic trained last week at the Sammy Giammalva Tennis Academy in Texas with a Texas A&M player to prepare […] Continue to read full article...
Aussie · Bernard Tomic · Chengdu · Lleyton Hewitt · Mizuno · Roger Federer · Wimbledon · Yonex
Jan/22
11
No New Inductees Into Tennis Hall of Fame
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The Class of 2022 Voting Results Yield No New Inductees for International Tennis Hall of Fame The International Tennis Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will still be held in July 2022 to honor Class of 2021 Inductee Lleyton Hewitt, who was unable to travel last year. January 11, 2022, NEWPORT, R.I, U.S.A., – Following the […] Continue to read full article...
Ana Ivanovic · Carlos Moya · Juan Carlos Ferrero · Lleyton Hewitt · Newport Hall of Fame · Tennis Hall of Fame
Jan/22
2
Is Cockiness An Important Quality For Tennis Success?
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By Scoop Malinowski A former ATP champion made a very interesting comment during a recent conversation… “You know what is also funny, how many players were sooooo cocky when they were playing and changed completely when they retired…Olivier Delaitre, Petr Korda, Carl-Uwe Steeb to name a few. They would only say hi to and talk […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Bjorn Borg · Lleyton Hewitt · Petr Korda · Rafael Nadal
Oct/20
23
Lleyton Hewitt: “Caged Tiger” At Wimbledon
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A colleague from Great Britain Jay Henley told me about the stunningly memorable first time his eyes ever saw Lleyton Hewitt at Wimbledon in 1998. Talk about making a powerful first impression… “While all the other pros including wild card entrant Pat Cash were sheltering from persistent rain inside the very welcoming Forest Hills style […] Continue to read full article...
By Jayita A Belcourt Lleyton Hewitt is undoubtedly one of Australia’s greatest tennis players of the modern era. As a former world number 1 and with 2 grand slam titles under his belt, Hewitt’s talent and experience is vast. Unsurprisingly, following his retirement in 2016, he was quickly snapped up as an asset for Tennis […] Continue to read full article...
Jan/19
21
Danielle Collins Explains Her Fierce Competitive Spirit
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By Scoop Malinowski
Danielle Collins enjoys competition, the heat of the battle and she embraces when it gets super intense and red hot out on the tennis court.
Her outward expressions of her fierce competitive spirit last year and at this year's AO has ruffled some feathers of traditionalists who prefer to watch a quiet, pure tennis match devoid of emotional adrenaline and overt antics of bravado, swagger and fist pumps. Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski
Lleyton Hewitt is a tennis Hall of Fame legend with two career highlights that stand out above the rest - winning 2002 Wimbledon and 2001 US Open. Hewitt's major titles both came in straight, three set dominations of David Nalbandian and Pete Sampras, respectively.
But an often overlooked conquest of Hewitt was his Herculean effort to clinch the 2002 ATP world no. 1 ranking at the Master's Cup in Shanghai. Continue to read full article...
