The year 2002 was once again a solid year for Hewitt, winning three titles in San Jose, Indian Wells and London (Queen's Club). With two victories at the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon Championships, he is the most recent Australian male to win a major singles championship. Rasheed then coached Gal Monfils from July 2008 to July 2011 which coincided with Monfils rise in rankings from 38 to 7 in the ATP World Rankings. 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. Since October 2013, Rasheed agreed to coach Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the most successful Bulgarian male tennis player, both in financial and ranking terms, in history. His last professional singles match was against David Ferrer in the second round of the 2016 Australian Open at the Rod Laver Arena on 21 January 2016. He then reached the semi-finals of the 2018 Fuzion 100 Surbiton Trophy Men's doubles with Alex Bolt before Venus and Klaasen gained revenge on Hewitt (this time with Alex Bolt) at the 2018 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships Men's doubles. [81] "I had thought long and hard and I plan to play the Australian Open next year and then finish," he said. Hewitt then teamed up with another Aussie, Nick Kyrgios at the 2018 Queen's Club Championships Doubles tournament where they defeated number 3 seeds Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert before losing in the quarterfinals. He faced Andy Roddick in the semi-finals, but lost in a close match. Their last meeting was at the 2014 Brisbane International, where Hewitt triumphed over Federer in three sets, for his first title since 2010, when he also beat Federer to the Halle title. In the final, he faced fourth seed, Marat Safin, who had defeated No. Hewitt and Belgian tennis player Kim Clijsters started a relationship in January 2000, during the Australian Open. [40], Hewitt participated at the 2006 US Open, despite having an injured knee. His form continued at the Atlanta Open, defeating douard Roger-Vasselin 64, 64, Rhyne Williams 76, 64 and Ivan Dodig 16, 63, 60 in the quarterfinals. It was his 30th career singles title. Official tennis player profile of Lleyton Hewitt on the ATP Tour. 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. [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. [71] Hewitt had at this point lost to the eventual champion at seven consecutive Grand Slam tournaments he played, (he missed the 2005 French Open because of injury). However, Hewitt made the third round at Roland Garros, before losing a five-set thriller to fifth seed David Ferrer. 1 for a second straight year. [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). 158K followers. [127] He is currently sponsored by American athletic apparel company Athletic DNA[128] and the Japanese sports manufacturer Yonex, with whom he signed a "Head to Toe" deal in late 2005. Marin ili, seeded 13th, awaited in the second round and Hewitt dispatched the Croat in two sets to advance to the third round. At the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, Hewitt won his first three matches, including a four-set third round victory over Guillermo Caas. [citation needed] In the second round, he played Andreas Seppi and defeated him. Early in their careers, Hewitt dominated Federer, winning seven of their first nine meetings, including a victory from two sets down in the 2003 Davis Cup semi-final, which allowed Australia to defeat Switzerland. [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. He then lost to Kevin Anderson 67(57), 46. He lost in the first round to Marat Safin. Post-match he was remembered by players including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Nick Kyrgios as a man who was at the top of the game for years, and continually displayed the fighting spirit that he became synonymous with. In the semi-finals in Buenos Aires on clay, Hewitt lost to Argentine Jos Acasuso in five sets. [76] Hewitt went on to win the doubles title with countryman Chris Guccione later that same day. In 2000 Hewitt and Australia would again make the Davis Cup final but fell to Spain in Barcelona. 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. [102], Hewitt played the Davis Cup match against Great Britain in the semi-finals of the 2015 Davis Cup. After that, he played the Tie Break Tens in Melbourne where he won his opening match against Novak Djokovic, before losing to world No. After Wimbledon, viewing to prepare for the Olympics, Hewitt was granted a wild card at Newport. [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. [105] His Davis Cup career has included wins over players who were top ten at the time, which include Todd Martin, Marat Safin, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Roger Federer, Gustavo Kuerten, Sbastien Grosjean and Juan Carlos Ferrero. [26] Hewitt played only Davis Cup matches for the remainder of the year, recording five-set wins over Roger Federer[27] and Juan Carlos Ferrero in the semi-finals and final respectively, as Australia went on to win the Davis Cup. [131] He had once had a close friendship with Crows star Andrew McLeod, but this broke down amid much public controversy in 2005. 1 ranking.[19]. #89 Twitter: @lleytonhewitt. In the 2009 French Open, he defeated 26th seed Ivo Karlovi in five sets in the first round, and then defeated Andrey Golubev in the second. He was involved in a racism dispute while playing James Blake at the 2001 US Open. Who Is Lleyton Hewitt Coach? Hewitt began his 2010 season partnering Samantha Stosur at the Hopman Cup. Due to his excellent result in the preparation event before the 2013 Australian Open, people had high expectations of Hewitt. [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. His second round match was against sixth seed Feliciano Lpez, whom he defeated. [36] At the 2006 French Open, Hewitt reached the fourth round, where he lost to defending champion and eventual winner Rafael Nadal in four sets. [94] This was his best doubles result at the Australian Open in his career. Kyrgios was. This was to be Hewitt's last event on the ATP Tour for over three months after he underwent surgery on his left foot. Hewitt became the youngest World No. 8 Juan Martn del Potro in three sets, to progress to the semi-finals. There, he met 2nd seed Novak Djokovic. He was also the runner-up at the 2004 US Open. [130] Hewitt's Yonex shoes (SHT-306) are inscribed with his nickname "Rusty" along with an image of an Australian flag. They, however, fared worse than expected, losing ties against Romania and Spain, and therefore failing to reach the final. 17 in the world in 1997 (and No. After easily taking the first set, he was defeated by the Russian despite being up a break in the third set. He was originally scheduled to face top seed Roger Federer in the opening round. Djokovic eventually prevailed however, winning the match in four sets, ending Hewitt's run. US Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe, Jim Courier and Tim Henman have all described Hewitt's lob as being the best in the world (although Henman has since declared Andy Murray to have succeeded him). In 2019, Hewitt played doubles at a number of tournaments. This was the second time in a row the two had played each other in the first round, and he suffered a shock defeat. He lost to Denis Istomin, again in the second round. He is a keen supporter of the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).[15]. 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. Hewitt slayed his Newport demons and defeated the big serving Croat in three sets: 63, 67(4), 76(3). In the 2011 playoffs, he played against Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka on a grass court in Sydney, losing both matches. Hewitt then played the Miami Open and lost in the first round to Thomaz Bellucci in three sets. 1 tennis player. 1 Rafael Nadal. The pair have long been at loggerheads but spent last week together in Sydney as part of Australia's ATP Cup squad. Although Lleyton Hewitt has never officially been his coach he continues to be a mentor. [citation needed]. 5-ranked David Ferrer, despite having set points in the 1st set. 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. After an extended break, Hewitt began working his way into the U.S Open series by playing in Washington at the Legg Mason Classic. [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. It will be Australia's first time in the world group of the Davis Cup in six years. [29] At the Australian Open, he was defeated in the fourth round by Swiss Roger Federer. At the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Hewitt played Israeli Dudi Sela in the first round. Hewitt also played Australian Football until the age of 13, when he decided to pursue a tennis career. At AAMI Classic, he defeated Andy Murray in two tiebreaks. He then was offered a wild card to play at the 2011 US Open, but was unable to play due to foot injury which ended his season. [110] He would return for his second Olympic Games in Beijing for both the singles and doubles competitions. As of 2022, Lleyton Hewitt has an estimated net worth of $25 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. He is the most recent Australian man to win a major singles title, with two at the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon Championships. As of February 2023, Lleyton Hewitt's net worth is estimated to be $25 Million. 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. [11] The organisation's first project is developing the Rajah Street Community Reserve in the City of Marion, Adelaide. 1 and top seed Roger Federer. His quarterfinal encounter against qualifier Marius Copil resulted in a straight-set victory. 3 Grigor Dimitrov and through his own website ProTennisCoach.com. However, the duo did not manage to win their first round match against Eric Butorac and Raven Klaasen, losing 46, 57. [33] Hewitt pulled out of the Tennis Masters Cup tournament in Shanghai in November 2005 so that he could be with his wife Bec, who was due to give birth. He lost to top seeded John Isner in the final. At the 2007 Australian Open, Hewitt lost in the third round to tenth-seeded Chilean and eventual runner-up Fernando Gonzlez. Former world No 1 and now Davis Cup captain Hewitt can often be seen in the De Minaur box and has helped steer him inside the world's top 30. 24 seed Andreas Seppi. [113], Hewitt competed in his third olympics in London 2012 where he entered the men's singles event and defeated Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky in the first round. The Australian captain could not hide his excitement after his team clinched a dramatic 2-1 victory against Croatia in today's semifinals in Spain.. He was the only Australian in any tennis event to progress past the first round. Peter Smith, Darren Cahill, Jason Stoltenberg, Roger Rasheed, Scott Draper, Tony Roche, Nathan Healey and Brett Smith, Tony Roche and Peter Luczak are all former coaches of Hewitt. Hewitt then played in the fast4 exhibition in Sydney where he lost to Grigor Dimitrov. In doubles, together with Chris Guccione, he was able to defeat Federer and Wawrinka, but this was not enough to take Australia to the World Group. Lleyton Hewitt cementing his legacy with Induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Despite a world group semi-final appearance in 2006, Hewitt and Australia would be relegated to the Asia/Oceania region in 2008. [6] Dimitrov credited Rasheed for his success in the 2014 Australian Open. Hewitt won his first-round match against the American qualifier Phillip Simmonds in straight sets to advance to the second round. They lost the match, to Americans Kimberly Po and Donald Johnson. In the first round he was defeated in straight sets (36, 26) by fellow Australian Sam Groth in 58 minutes. [139], In April 2021, his twelve year old son, Cruz Hewitt, won the Australian junior tennis clay-court title in Canberra. [78] Hewitt played the first Fast4 short-form tennis exhibition match against Roger Federer but lost in five sets.[79]. After Wimbledon, it was announced that he had hired former Australian tennis pro Tony Roche to coach him during Grand Slam and Masters tournaments in 2007 and 2008. [99] In 2014, Australia crashed out 50 in the World Group first round on the French clay of La Roche sur Yon. They met in one Grand Slam final, the 2004 US Open final, where Federer won his first US Open title in a lopsided encounter in which Federer won the first and third sets 60 and the second set on a tiebreak. Hewitt had some problems with Dabul, losing the first set, but managed to defeat him. In late September, Hewitt travelled to Malaysia for his first time to take part in the inaugural Malaysian Open held in Kuala Lumpur. They reached the second round before losing to R. Klaasen and M. Venus in straight sets. 1 at the end of 2001, after winning his first major title at the US Open then winning the Tokyo Open a couple months later. Hewitt then lost in the first round of Delray Beach to Yen-Hsun Lu, the eighth seed. 9 Janko Tipsarevi in straight sets. After his loss against Tsonga, Hewitt played doubles at Wimbledon partnering countryman Chris Guccione, where they made the 3rd round before losing in 4 sets. 50 to No. Furthermore, Hewitt had two match point opportunities in the final set to close out victory. [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. One of those wins included a five-set victory at the 2001 US Open, the tournament in which Hewitt captured his first Singles Grand Slam title. Hewitt played at the BNP Paribas Open where he defeated Matthew Ebden 76(72), 36, 63. [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 began his 15th season on the ATP Tour at the Hopman Cup in Perth. [10] Hewitt later won his first Grand Slam title at the US Open when he along with Max Mirnyi claimed the men's doubles championship, thus becoming the youngest male (at 19 years, 6 months) to win a Grand Slam doubles crown in the open era. Proud Aussie who plays a bit of tennis. A legendary coach and fellow Adelaide native was instrumental in Lleyton Hewitt's earliest development as a young champion. In particular, Rasheed was known for his court-side commentary and special analysis. Voltchkov said before the match that "Hewitt has no weapons to hurt me." 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. Hewitt is a keen supporter of Australian rules football, having played the game earlier in his career, and is currently the joint No. Hewitt advanced to the final for the third consecutive year where he would face Ivo Karlovic. 1 Australian which he had held for many consecutive months. He recorded two singles victories over Albert Costa and Marcelo Ros but fell to Yevgeny Kafelnikov in his last group stage match. [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. He next played No. Hewitt skipped the remainder of the clay court season including the 2015 French Open, instead opting to focus on the grass season and Wimbledon. [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. [140], In December 2021, Hewitt sold their family home in Toorak (Victoria), and purchased a new house in Burleigh Heads (Queensland) where he and his family now live. Nick Kyrgios has taken an angry swipe at a number of Australian tennis greats after insisting that Lleyton Hewitt is the only one to have stood by him throughout his tennis career. [18] He then went on to defeat Sbastien Grosjean in the final to take the title and gain the No. [101] Australia will open their 2015 campaign in Czech Republic for a 68 March tie that is one of two worst-case scenarios for Australia. Hewitt dropped the first set, but went on to win. He also was awarded a wildcard into the men's doubles where he partnered compatriot Matt Reid. At the tournament in Memphis, he caused an upset in the first round by defeating James Blake in three sets. They got to the third round before losing to Jonas Bjrkman and Pat Rafter.[118]. 1 Rafael Nadal in the third round. Although Hewitt is not officially coaching the 19-year-old, he is acting as a mentor to the current World #96. He now works for the broadcaster Nine Network whilst working for the Tennis Australia world feed in an expert commentary role. Hewitt defeated Yen-Hsun Lu in the opening round, before losing in three sets to fifth seed Robin Sderling. He withdrew from the Asian hard-court swing due to a wrist injury suffered during the Australian Davis Cup playoff loss to Belgium. In the 2014 Australian Open, Hewitt played both singles and doubles as an unseeded player. In a weak performance, Hewitt lost. Federer met Hewitt at six of the Grand Slam tournaments in which he lifted the trophy, including all five of his triumphs between 2004 and 2005. Hewitt won the first set in a tiebreak and the second set. Hewitt was the subject of a book titled "Facing Hewitt" which features fifty interviews with professional tennis players who competed against him. The Australians were the top seeds for the exhibition tournament. Cincinnati saw Hewitt reach the quarterfinals for the sixth time, where he lost to Roger Federer in straight sets. Hewitt entered the Monte Carlo Masters as a wild card. They married on 21 July 2005 at the Sydney Opera House and they have three children together. 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. He competed in the 2018 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, again as a player-captain in doubles with Peers. The match went to an advantage third set with Hewitt and Guccione prevailing 1816. 6, winning a fourth set tiebreak and sealing the match 61 in the fifth. 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. After a six-year hiatus Hewitt returned to compete in the 2010 World Team Cup and won his first match against John Isner but fell to Nicols Almagro in his last match. In the quarterfinals, Hewitt played top seed Andy Roddick. [95], Hewitt once again featured in the Australian summer of tennis, this time choosing to participate in the new Adelaide International, the first time he had played tour-tennis in his home town for over a decade. Hewitt said he always saw a quality player in the boy from Sydney, who has spent large parts of his life residing in Spain. [120][121] The rivalry would hit boiling point in 2005 over a series of matches spread between the 2005 Australian Open and the 2005 Davis Cup Quarterfinals between Australia and Argentina. 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