In the 1st round, Hewitt met Tobias Kamke, winning his first match at Flushing Meadows since 2009. On 13 June, Hewitt defeated Roger Federer in the final of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, a grass-court tuneup for Wimbledon Championships. [143][144], Hewitt's constant "c'mons" when he won a point or his opponents made an error have been remarked upon as poor sportsmanship by opponents and media commentators. Hewitt made his World Team Cup debut for Australia in 2000 at the age of 19. Hewitt played at the BNP Paribas Open where he defeated Matthew Ebden 76(72), 36, 63. [46], At the 2009 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Hewitt defeated seventh seed Diego Junqueira. [28] Hewitt used much of his spare time in late 2003 to bulk up, gaining 7kg. Tony Roche and Jaymon Crabb Overview Bio Activity Win/Loss Titles & Finals Player Stats Rankings History Rankings Breakdown . He then defeated fellow Australian Chris Guccione in the second round and Christophe Rochus in the quarterfinals. However, he withdrew due to a recurring injury. Hewitt entered the Monte Carlo Masters as a wild card. Although Lleyton Hewitt has never officially been his coach he continues to be a mentor. With his win in Las Vegas in March, Hewitt had won at least one ATP title annually for ten consecutive years. Cruz Hewitt, son of former tennis world No. In June it was announced that Hewitt would be taking a wildcard into the Wimbledon doubles competition, playing alongside young compatriot Jordan Thompson. Andy Roddick would later achieve this feat at the 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic Tournament in Washington, D.C. He is the most recent Australian man to win a major singles title, with two at the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon Championships. [106], Fresh from their 2003 Davis Cup victory, Hewitt and Mark Philippoussis entered the 2004 World Team Cup with high hopes. Hewitt is the sole holder of several Australian Davis Cup records, which include most wins, most singles wins, most ties played and most years played. Despite his ongoing hip problem, Hewitt was able to compete at the Queens Club Championship with moderate success, falling to second seed Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. [87] He lost in the second round of the US Open to Tomic in five sets despite having two match points. 2 Andy Roddick to reach his first Australian Open final in 2005. In a pairing with Jordan Thompson, they lost in the first round of the Sydney International. 1, 2002: Wimbledon victory and maintaining the No. In the final, he faced fourth seed, Marat Safin, who had defeated No. [137], Hewitt has a nickname, "Rusty", which was given to him by Darren Cahill who at the time thought Hewitt resembled the character Rusty, from the National Lampoon film series. [37], Hewitt won his first tournament of 2006 (after a 17-month hiatus from winning a tournament), when he beat Blake in the final of the Queen's Club Championships. Despite losing the first set, Hewitt defeated Mannarino. This was to be Hewitt's last event on the ATP Tour for over three months after he underwent surgery on his left foot. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, former World No. [129] Yonex provides Hewitt's racquets, shoes and accessories. [citation needed]. With their spectacular performance, Groth and Hewitt were selected to play the last two reverse-singles rubbers, replacing Kyrgios and Kokkinakis respectively. [134][135][136], In late 2008, to extend his tennis career and reduce the amount of tax he would otherwise have had to pay, Hewitt relocated his family for the European and North American season to their home in the Old Fort Bay estate, in Nassau, Bahamas. His quarterfinal encounter against qualifier Marius Copil resulted in a straight-set victory. Lleyton Hewitt always gave 100 per cent on the court and he is a true Hall of Famer. At the age of 20 years, 8 months, and 26 days . He was then defeated by German qualifier Dustin Brown in the second round in four sets. He defeated Wayne Odesnik in the final, for his first title since 2007 and his first clay-court title in a decade. Following the retirement of Pat Rafter and the semi-retirement of Mark Philippoussis, Hewitt would be forced to lead the Australian Davis Cup team with little success from his peers. As of 7 August 2007, his first appearance with a new racquet at the Montreal Masters, Hewitt used to use the Yonex RQiS 1 Tour. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, former World No. Cincinnati saw Hewitt reach the quarterfinals for the sixth time, where he lost to Roger Federer in straight sets. [57], Hewitt began his 2012 season at the Hopman Cup. In 2000, Hewitt reached his first Grand Slam final at the Wimbledon mixed doubles partnering Belgian Kim Clijsters, his then girlfriend. Hewitt won both his singles match (against Farrukh Dustov) and the subsequent doubles rubber (partnering Chris Guccione v. Dustov and Istomin) in straight sets while up and coming Nick Kyrgios won his encounter with Denis Istomin to give Australia an unassailable 30 lead over Uzbekistan, thus enabling their country to return to the World Group in 2015. Despite a world group semi-final appearance in 2006, Hewitt and Australia would be relegated to the Asia/Oceania region in 2008. Hewitt also played Australian Football until the age of 13, when he decided to pursue a tennis career. 1 Rafael Nadal. 9 Janko Tipsarevi in straight sets. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the awards announced on Australia Day.[90][91]. After easily taking the first set, he was defeated by the Russian despite being up a break in the third set. [40], Hewitt participated at the 2006 US Open, despite having an injured knee. He was seeded 16th at the 2007 US Open, but for the first time in eight consecutive appearances at Flushing Meadows, he did not reach the quarterfinals or further. [6] He became one of the youngest winners of an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament when he won the 1998 Next Generation Adelaide International, defeating Jason Stoltenberg in the final, having defeated Andre Agassi in the semi-finals. In the 2nd round, Hewitt won a marathon five sets match against Gilles Mller. A measure of the success of Hewitt's 2013 season is the fact that he won the Newcombe medal as the most outstanding Australian tennis player in 2013, a year in which he returned to the world's top 100.[70]. The pair have long been at loggerheads but spent last week together in Sydney as part of Australia's ATP Cup squad. Lleyton Glynn Hewitt AM (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian former world No. Hewitt managed to take the first set 64 from Federer, before the 15-time Grand Slam champion took control of the second. At the 2007 Australian Open, Hewitt lost in the third round to tenth-seeded Chilean and eventual runner-up Fernando Gonzlez. Following this tournament, Hewitt played at Wimbledon where he won in the first round against Michal Przysiezny, 62, 67 (1416), 61, 64 before losing in the second round in five sets to Jerzy Janowicz, 57, 46, 76(7), 64, 36.[75]. In 2011 Jaymon joined "Team Hewitt" as Lleyton Hewitt's Touring Coach and will work with Lleyton till his retirement in early 2016. Todd Woodbridge hailed it as the "Best [doubles] I've watched for years. "At the moment, [the Davis Cup] is the main focus for us and then I will be looking towards the grass court season and finishing here in Melbourne, which would be special to play 20 Australian Opens". Max Purcell has taken aim at Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt after his Australian Open qualifying win, saying the former world No.1 "didn't have the balls" to tell him he missed out on a wildcard. The win was Hewitt's first over Federer since 2003 and snapped a 15-match losing streak against the Swiss. Hewitt lost to Gilles Simon in the opening round at Roland Garros. Junior years and first Grand Slam appearance, 2000: US Open doubles title, Wimbledon mixed doubles and Davis Cup finals, 2001: US Open title, Masters Cup trophy, third Davis Cup final and world No. He used to use the Yonex RDS tour 90 Model, but switched to the Yonex RDiS 100 mid in 2009. Hewitt's lack of penetration in his groundstrokes, most notably in his forehand, a typically dominant shot in most male players, forces him to rely on placement rather than simply "dominating" the point. As a junior Hewitt posted a 4419 record in singles and reached as high as No. 1 tennis player. Bec and Lleyton Hewitt with their children Mia, Cruz and Ava. He is the most recent Australian man to win a major singles title, with two at the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon Championships. [58] For the mixed doubles match, Hewitt partnered with Jarmila Gajdoov. In his first round singles match, he lost in five sets to No. He now works for the broadcaster Nine Network whilst working for the Tennis Australia world feed in an expert commentary role. He advanced to the second round against Adrian Mannarino. 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the semi-finals and defeated then four-time champion Pete Sampras the next day in straight sets. Hewitt skipped the remainder of the clay court season including the 2015 French Open, instead opting to focus on the grass season and Wimbledon. [34], Hewitt was defeated in the second round of the 2006 Australian Open by Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina. Early on, Hewitt dominated the rivalry, with six wins from their first seven meetings. In 2004, Hewitt became the first man in history to lose in each Grand Slam singles tournament to the eventual champion. It will be Australia's first time in the world group of the Davis Cup in six years. In the 4th round, Hewitt faced returning champ and No. [47] It was the first time Hewitt had reached the quarterfinals of a Major since the 2006 U.S. Open. In 2000 Hewitt and Australia would again make the Davis Cup final but fell to Spain in Barcelona. On 10 August 2014, Hewitt defeated Austria's Jrgen Melzer in three sets (36, 64, 64) at the Cincinnati Masters to reach 610 wins on the ATP Tour. Between 1997 and 2016, Hewitt contested twenty consecutive Australian Open men's singles tournaments, his best result being runner-up in 2005. Hewitt advanced to the final for the third consecutive year where he would face Ivo Karlovic. [62] During this match, ITF released wild cards for the 2012 Olympics, and Hewitt's name was in the singles list, marking his third appearance at the Olympic Games (2000, 2008 and now). "[88], Having previously announced his intentions to retire after the 2016 Australian Open, Hewitt confirmed that his final season would consist of that, the Hopman Cup and the exhibition World Tennis Challenge.[89]. At the year ending 2004 Tennis Masters Cup, Hewitt defeated Andy Roddick to advance to the final, but was yet again defeated by defending champion Federer. [85], Hewitt partnered Sam Groth to win Australia's Davis Cup quarterfinals doubles rubber against Kazakhstan in Darwin on 18 July. Hewitt said he always saw a quality player in the boy from Sydney, who has spent large parts of his life residing in Spain. He next played No. After dropping the first two sets, Hewitt took advantage of a stomach illness had by Djokovic to take the third set. A first round 75 76 victory over Jonas Bjrkman would set up a second round clash with the number 2 seed Rafael Nadal. He also was awarded a wildcard into the men's doubles where he partnered compatriot Matt Reid. The match went to an advantage third set with Hewitt and Guccione prevailing 1816. [78] Hewitt played the first Fast4 short-form tennis exhibition match against Roger Federer but lost in five sets.[79]. 1 Lleyton Hewitt presents his former coach, Tony Roche, with the first Tim Gullikson Career Coach Award. Hewitt became the first defending Wimbledon men's champion in the open era to lose in the first round. It was another classic Hewitt fightback to thrill the many Australians on hand to witness the match. Hewitt has used Yonex racquets as early as 2000, having used the Yonex Super RD Tour 95. He lost to top seeded John Isner in the final. Hewitt became the youngest World No. 50 to No. Bec may have taken over Aussie TV screens back in her acting heyday, but her daughter Mia may soon take over runways across the globe. In 2019, Hewitt played doubles at a number of tournaments. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more. 13 in doubles). [48] At the U.S Open, Hewitt progressed into the third round, where he played Federer for the 23rd time of their decade-long rivalry. Hewitt played Lu Yen-Hsun in the opening round, which he won. Prior to his work as a coach, Rasheed was the youngest ever player to qualify for an Australian Open in 1985 at 16 years of age, a feat eclipsed by Lleyton Hewitt, whom Rasheed later coached. The great start to his Davis Cup career would continue in the 1999 semi-finals against Russia where he would record another two wins against Marat Safin and Yevgeny Kafelnikov. In the semi-finals in Buenos Aires on clay, Hewitt lost to Argentine Jos Acasuso in five sets. In 2022, Lleyton Hewitt was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.[9]. [3] His junior tennis club was Seaside Tennis Club in Henley Beach. In the third round Hewitt stunned the tennis world when he won the first set against the number 2 ranked Novak Djokovic, he would end up falling in three sets. It was his earliest exit at the US Open. [51] In Tokyo, Hewitt was drawn to once again meet del Potro in the quarterfinals, but was given a clear path when del Potro was knocked out by qualifier douard Roger-Vasselin in the first round. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, former World No. [20] He followed his 2001 US Open win by capturing the Wimbledon singles title. Hewitt won the first set in a tiebreak and the second set. He beat Evgeny Donskoy in the third round to set up a fourth round match with Mikhail Youzhny. Lleyton Hewitt Facts He defeated Jonas Bjrkman, Grgory Carraz, Julian Knowle, Mikhail Youzhny, Sjeng Schalken and home favourite Tim Henman before dominating first-time finalist David Nalbandian in straight sets; Hewitt lost only two sets (both to Schalken) throughout the championship. The Australian duo came back from two sets to love but lost the fifth set. At the tournament in Memphis, he caused an upset in the first round by defeating James Blake in three sets. Although Hewitt is not officially coaching the 19-year-old, he is acting as a mentor to the current World #96. [4][non-primary source needed] He was also coached by Peter Smith at Denman Tennis Club in Mitcham. Two months later, Hewitt again lost to Federer in the US Open semi-final, although this time he was able to take one set from the Swiss. 1 Australian which he had held for many consecutive months. [123] At the 2004 Cincinnati Masters Final, commentator MaliVai Washington said that Hewitt was even more difficult to "ace" than Agassi because he gets more returns in play. At the 2007 French Open, Hewitt, for the second straight time lost in the fourth round to Nadal. Hewitt returned to the World Team Cup in 2001 and led Australia to the title by recording singles wins over lex Corretja, Magnus Norman, Tommy Haas in the group stages. [73], After the Australian Open, Hewitt played as part of the Australian representative team for the Davis Cup. He competed in the 2018 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, again as a player-captain in doubles with Peers. [24] Hewitt was only the third defending Grand Slam champion in the open era to lose in the first round, after Boris Becker at the 1997 Australian Open and Patrick Rafter at the 1999 US Open. [131] He had once had a close friendship with Crows star Andrew McLeod, but this broke down amid much public controversy in 2005. Hewitt's tactics typically involve putting difficult service returns in play, consistently chasing down attempted winning shots from his opponent, and keeping the ball deep until he feels he can hit a winner. In addition, Rasheed has launched the Roger Rasheed Sports Foundation a not for profit organisation which focuses on children's health across socioeconomic and geographic boundaries. He reversed a two-set deficit to defeat Radek tpnek in the fourth round. 1 ranking. [30], In 2005, Hewitt won his only title at the Sydney Medibank International defeating little-known Czech player Ivo Min. Partnering compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis, the wild card duo reached the third round of the Wimbledon men's doubles with two five-set matches, including defeating the 15th seed, but they lost to the 4th seed. However, the Swiss withdrew after reaching the final of the French Open. "That was a nervous moment, not so much actually playing the match," Hewitt said of Lendl being on the court. However, he suffered his sixth first-round exit in his home slam to No. Hewitt lost his fourth-round match in straight sets to third-seeded and eventual champion Novak Djokovic. He also claimed a wild card to play in doubles with fellow Aussie Marinko Matosevic, beating the No. Hewitt moved on to play the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, ousting Luk Rosol and 15th seed John Isner, before losing to No. [139], In April 2021, his twelve year old son, Cruz Hewitt, won the Australian junior tennis clay-court title in Canberra. A week later he teamed up with John-Patrick Smith at the Australian Open, yet again losing in the first round. [122] Hewitt would then face David Nalbandian in the quarterfinals on Australia Day with Hewitt coming out victorious 108 in the fifth set. [22] Hewitt's win helped him finish the year ranked No. Whilst Hewitt's coach, Rasheed also was the coach of the Australian Davis Cup team in 2006.[3]. Hewitt lost a heartbreaking 36, 76 (10), 67 (1), 64, 46 match. [81] "I had thought long and hard and I plan to play the Australian Open next year and then finish," he said. Hewitt then played at the Sony Open Tennis where he defeated Robin Haase in the Round of 128, 36, 63, 63. At the Montreal Masters, Hewitt lost in the first round to former No. [43] At the Masters tournaments in Montral and Cincinnati Hewitt reached the quarterfinals and semi-finals, respectively. [66], Beginning the American hard court season, Hewitt received a WC to the Cincinnati Masters, where he won against Mikhail Youzhny in the 1st round before losing to Viktor Troicki in the 2nd round. [38] During the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, Hewitt survived a five-set match against South Korea's Hyung-Taik Lee that was played over two days. In the 2006 quarterfinals in Melbourne, Hewitt defeated Belarusian Vladimir Voltchkov in just 91 minutes. . The 43-year-old was born in Adelaide, South Australia, into a family who shared his . Yonex . Hewitt partnered with Sam Groth lost a tough Davis Cup semi-finals doubles tie against the British Murray brothers in 5 sets. [35] He then reached the finals of the San Jose and Las Vegas tournaments, losing to British youngster Andy Murray and American James Blake, respectively. Hewitt was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2013 and has turned his efforts to coaching top Australian players. (Instagram) Mia Hewitt, 15. A rivalry and feud[119] between Hewitt and Argentinian tennis players began at the 2002 Wimbledon final where Hewitt defeated Argentina's David Nalbandian in straight sets. He was the only Australian in any tennis event to progress past the first round. [8], With Paul Annacone, Brad Gilbert and Darren Cahill, Rasheed developed ProTennisCoach.com a professional and open coaching website launched in 2013.[9]. They lost in the first round to Grigor Dimitrov and Ryan Harrison 36, 61, [510]. For his final singles match of the tournament, he played Kazakhstani Andrey Golubev, defeating him in straight sets. Hewitt was considered a strong favorite for a medal given his victory at the Sydney International earlier in the year but despite competing in his home nation Hewitt went out in the first round to Max Mirnyi 63 63. [4] Since, Rasheed coached Frenchman and former Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga between October 2012 and 2013. [14] He also tried to coach the Pembroke School football team. Sderling fought back to take the match in five sets. Hewitt played John Isner in the semi-finals, but lost in three tough sets. [31] Hewitt spent much time in the late stages of 2004 working with his former coach and good friend, Roger Rasheed, on bulking up his physique. A 19-year-old Hewitt entered his first Olympics in 2000 and was given the fourth seeding in the draw. [54] However, Hewitt's reign as champion of Halle came to an end at the hands of home favourite Philipp Kohlschreiber, when the Australian went down in straight sets. 1 in the ATP rankings. Jaymon has particular expertise in the use of video. Hewitt then played at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships where he lost in Round of 16 to Sam Querrey. Despite the loss, Australia still advanced to the final where Hewitt would lose to Fernando Gonzlez and Australia would lose the final 21.[107]. He defeated his Belgian opponent Ruben Bemelmans and went on to win the tie for Australia with a three-set victory in the mixed doubles, partnering Alicia Molik. Determined to make amends for his last few finals, Hewitt led the Australian team to the 2003 Davis Cup final against Spain where he defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in five sets. This propels Australia into a 48th Davis Cup final - and first in 19 years. His next tournament was the 2009 Aegon Championships in London. Hewitt won his first-round match against the American qualifier Phillip Simmonds in straight sets to advance to the second round. Lleyton Hewitt is a Yonex tennis legend. [138] Hewitt has also been given the nickname 'Rocky' by fans, which originated from his shouts of "C'mon Balboa", in reference to the character Rocky Balboa from the Sylvester Stallone film Rocky. Lleyton Hewitt. [110] He would return for his second Olympic Games in Beijing for both the singles and doubles competitions. In his first match at the Aegon Championships Queen's Club, he beat Mike Russell in three sets. At Wimbledon, Hewitt beat top ten player Stanislas Wawrinka in the first round in straight sets. It was Australia's first win from 02 down since 1939. He would taste his first defeat in Davis Cup in the 1999 final against France but would become a Davis Cup champion anyway. [6] Both Aaron Krickstein winning Tel Aviv in 1983 and Michael Chang winning San Francisco in 1988 were younger than Hewitt when they claimed their first ATP title. Hewitt also competed in the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, and reached the second round, being defeated by Fernando Gonzlez. At the 2010 Australian Open, he lost to Roger Federer in the fourth round. De Minaur is coached by Adolfo Gutierrez while he's also able to call on his mentor, Lleyton Hewitt, for advice. Furthermore, Hewitt had two match point opportunities in the final set to close out victory. In the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, Hewitt faced the prospect of Rafael Nadal in the second round. 84 and lost his position of No. Hewitt returned to the tour at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships as the singles defending champion. The Australian from Adelaide received the ultimate honor in tennis on Saturday, July 16, in front of a crowd of family, friends, fans, and well-wishers. [5], Hewitt commenced his professional career in 1998. [71] A week after his exit from the Australian Open, Hewitt announced at a press conference at Melbourne Park that he underwent another hip operation similar to his left hip operation this time on his right hip on 28 January 2010 in Hobart. [103], He came out of retirement to play the first round match against the United States at the 2016 Davis Cup as a player-captain, where he and partner John Peers lost to the Bryan brothers in a five-setter.[104]. [108] Hewitt elected not to compete in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games,[109] deciding instead to focus on the 2004 US Open which would result in a runner-up showing. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero. At the 2018 Wimbledon Championships Men's doubles, Hewitt was again wildcard with Alex Bolt however the pair again lost in the first round to Venus and Klaasen. However, Hewitt could not mount a comeback, and ended up losing in four sets. Hewitt prevailed, thus setting the final match against seventeentime Grand Slam winner Roger Federer. 1 American duo Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan in the quarterfinals, before losing to Xavier Malisse and Frank Moser in the final. He lost in the first round to Marat Safin. Hewitt's doubles comeback continued with Lleyton playing doubles at the 2018 Estoril Open with Alex de Minaur where they defeated second seeds Michael Venus and Raven Klaasen before losing in the quarterfinals. 2008 was the first year since 1997 in which Hewitt did not win a title. Official tennis player profile of Lleyton Hewitt on the ATP Tour. Hewitt battled for his 600th ATP win, becoming only the third active player to reach that milestone by beating Robin Haase in the 1st Round of the 2014 Sony Open Tennis. [2] During Rasheed's tenure as coach, Hewitt enjoyed significant domestic and international success, including becoming the first Australian in seventeen years to reach the Australian Open final and winning the 2006 Queen's Club Championships. The 282-minute match started at 11:52pm and ended at 4:34am[44] the following morning. The two announced their engagement just before Christmas 2003, but separated in October 2004, cancelling a planned February 2005 wedding. After the Australian Open, Hewitt participated in the SAP Open, an ATP World Tour 250 event. His Cinderella run ended in the quarterfinals against sixth seed Andy Roddick. [94] This was his best doubles result at the Australian Open in his career. After that, he played the Tie Break Tens in Melbourne where he won his opening match against Novak Djokovic, before losing to world No. [72] After the tournament, Hewitt's singles rank rose to No. This was a result of the niggling ankle injury he had picked up at Halle the week before. In the quarterfinals, Hewitt played against former US Open champion Juan Martn del Potro, who was on a comeback from a wrist injury. They, however, fared worse than expected, losing ties against Romania and Spain, and therefore failing to reach the final. [citation needed], At the 2009 BMW Open, Hewitt recorded his 500th career win after defeating Philipp Petzschner in the first round, becoming one of only four active players to achieve this milestone; the others being Roger Federer and Carlos Moy. At the 2008 Australian Open, he advanced to the fourth round as the 19th seed, defeating 15th-seeded and 2006 Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis in a thrilling third-round match. [69], In July 2013, he made it to his first final of the year at the Hall-of-Fame Championships, defeating Matthew Ebden, Prakash Amritraj, Jan Hernych, and John Isner on the way. 1 in May 2003. [12], He is Australian of Lebanese descent. Hewitt managed to turn the tide on Federer, winning 61, 46, 63 and capturing the title, which was his 29th and first since 2010. [10] Greg Norman is the Foundation's patron. Also that year, he played doubles in New York, Houston, Surbiton, and 's-Hertogenbosch, playing with the likes of Alexei Popyrin and Thompson yet again. [117] This is Hewitt's longest rivalry as these two first played each other as juniors in 1996. Best career match winning percentage in finals on grass (87.5%, 71). With this win, Hewitt went on to the semi-final (his first since Halle 2010), where he was victorious over American Rajeev Ram. Key points: Max Purcell has missed out on a wildcard berth for the Australian Open The 23-year old has lashed David Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt for failing to deliver the news personally Purcell, who stressed he understood why he missed out, will go through the qualifying tournament A legendary coach and fellow Adelaide native was instrumental in Lleyton Hewitt's earliest development as a young champion. After this loss, Hewitt teamed up with Jordan Thompson and lost in the first round of the 2018 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport. His next tournament was the Apia International, where he lost in the first round against Serbian fifth seed Viktor Troicki.[59]. Lleyton Hewitt is currently the Australian Davis Cup Team Captain. Hewitt began his 15th season on the ATP Tour at the Hopman Cup in Perth. Hewitt then left Immanuel College to concentrate on his tennis career. He defeated his first-round opponent Bjrn Phau, and proceeded to the second round against Brian Dabul. As of February 2023, Lleyton Hewitt's net worth is estimated to be $25 Million. In singles, where he was awarded a wildcard, Hewitt won his first round match defeating unseeded Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in almost four hours. His next tournament was the Delray Beach Tournament where he beat Bradley Klahn in straight sets 63, 61. During the first round of the tournament, Hewitt showed his trademark fighting abilities by saving two match points to win against an in-form Robin Sderling. In the third round, he faced the 23rd seed Milos Raonic of Canada. He lost his match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 36, 26, 67 (27). Hewitt defeated American Robby Ginepri in the first round. In his 20th appearance at the Australian Open, he won his first round match against fellow Australian James Duckworth in straight sets. [56] He went on to lose his second round encounter against the American qualifier Rajeev Ram. 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