Lleyton Hewitt

Q. Was that one of your toughest ever turnarounds, between travel and the match? LLEYTON HEWITT: Yeah, I think it was the toughest, yeah. Yeah, it was sort of just like one thing after another really. Yeah, it was not the best preparation, that's for sure. Q. Can you go through your trip? I know you left on Monday, I think. LLEYTON HEWITT: Yeah. The final was in Houston. It was delayed a few hours because of rain and the court got flooded so we had to wait for that. So I couldn't get out Sunday night. And then, yeah, Monday, with the time ... Read Full Story

Lleyton Hewitt invested hundreds of thousands of dollars offshore and took up to $2 million a year from his bank account as personal expenses, the Supreme Court has been told. In a bitter legal battle over the handling of his finances, the court heard Hewitt has complained his then-management team, Octagon, failed to make enough money for him - including not investing in Lehman Brothers, a US firm which spectacularly collapsed last year. Hewitt and his marketing arm operated two accounts at the First Union National Bank in Virginia, USA, worth a combined $7.4 million, the court heard. But huge slabs were allegedly regularly ... Read Full Story

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Wayne Odesnik 6-2, 7-5 at the US Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston to win his second title on clay and a check for $79,000. "[It’s been] a while coming, so it feels great. It’s always nice to get back in the winner’s circle. This is what the hard work’s for, to play weeks like this and to have this kind of feeling at the end of them. It makes all the hard work and gone through the surgery all worth it, so it’s a good start to the year now." said Hewitt. Hewitt made a strong start going up two ... Read Full Story

Lleyton Hewitt scored a 7-6 6-4 win over Evgeny Korolev at the US Men's Clay Court Championships and reached his first clay court final in a decade . Hewitt will meet Wayne Odesnik, who beat Bjorn Phau 6-4 6-3, in the final. Hewitt won his 498th career match, moving him closer to joining Swiss star Roger Federer and Spain's Carlos Moya as the only active players with 500 wins. A victory Sunday would give Hewitt his first title on clay since he won at Delray Beach in 1999. "Last year was frustrating for me. It was the first year I wasn't able to win ... Read Full Story

Q. Probably not the first‑round draw you would have hoped for? LLEYTON HEWITT: Yeah, probably not. Probably a lot tougher ones as well, though. So, yeah, when you're unseeded, you're thrown in that territory where you don't really know what to expect. Yeah, it's going to be a tough matchup. But the whole time I've been preparing the last couple of months to be ready for whoever I came up against. It was going to be fairly tough anyway. Hopefully I can knock him out and take his draw. Q. (Question regarding the draw.) LLEYTON HEWITT: No, that doesn't worry me what they think ... Read Full Story

Lleyton Hewitt believes Australian tennis has missed an ideal opportunity for change by re-appointing long-serving Geoff Pollard to lead the sport for another 12 months. Pollard was re-elected Tennis Australia president today, seeing off a challenge from ex-Australian Open boss Paul McNamee for the job. Online Tennis Betting is providing information on Lleyton Hewitt and on Australian Tennis Hewitt, Australia’s No.1 men’s player, had strongly supported McNamee’s bid, believing the sport needed change at the top. But TA delegates decided in a secret ballot in Melbourne today to keep Pollard in the job he has held for more than 20 years. While admitting Hewitt ... Read Full Story

Photos: Rafael Nadal vs Lleyton Hewitt R. NADAL/L. Hewitt 6‑1, 6‑3, 6‑1 Q. How frustrating was it for you? LLEYTON HEWITT: Yeah, it was. It's tough against him. I thin kyou have to get off to a good start against him. He's such a good player, especially when he's in front, as well, and he goes for his shots a lot more. Then he's dictating you the whole time behind the baseline. It gets harder and harder from then. Yeah, it would have been nice to have gotten off to a better set early in the first set and sort of hung with him ... Read Full Story