Archive for category: Lleyton Hewitt
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Isner beats Hewitt and successfully defends his Newport title
Top seed John Isner successfully managed to defend his Newport title after beating former world no.1 Lleyton Hewitt 7-6 (1) 6-4 in Sunday’s final. It was Hewitt who was going into today’s match with a 3-0 head to head record against Isner, withouth dropping a set in their previous encounters. [...] -
Isner through to Newport final, plays Hewitt for title
John Isner could once again rely on his big serve as he fired 11 aces to overcome fellow American Ryan Harrison 7-6 (4) 6-3, booking his place in the Hall Of Fame Championships final in Newport. In a match that lasted 1 hour and 16 minutes, Isner battled his way [...] -
Defending champion Isner to face Harrison in Newport semis
American John Isner is one step closer to defend his title at the Hall Of Fame Championships in Newport after overcoming South African qualifier Izak van der Merwe 6-4 7-6 (2) in a match that was dominated by serves. Top seed Isner managed to break his opponent in the third [...] -
Hewitt and Ram to play for a place in Newport final
Former world no.1 Lleyton Hewitt booked his place in the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships final after defeating Israel’s Dudi Sela in straight sets 6-4 6-3. This will be the first semifinal for the Australian since 2010, when he went on to win the title in Halle, defeating the Swiss [...] -
Karlovic eliminates Hewitt from the AEGON Championships
The former world no.1 Lleyton Hewitt has been struggling with his form so far this year and today’s match against Ivo Karlovic of Croatia didn’t change anything on that fact. Karlovic dominated the match from the very beginning till the end thanks to his serve and outclassed Hewitt in both [...] -
Gonzales plays last match of his career, loses to Mahut
Chilean Fernando Gonzalez played the last match of his career as he lost to the Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in the first round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. He gave everything on court but that still wasn’t quite enough and Mahut won the match in three tough sets 7-5 [...] -
Djokovic dismisses Hewitt to move into QF at the aussie open
World no.1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Lleyton Hewitt in four sets 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 and moved into the quarterfinal of the 2012 Australian Open at Melbourne Park. This was almost certainly the last ever performance of the former world no.1 Lleyton Hewitt on a big Grand Slam [...] -
Ferrer shows top form as he beats Gasguet
Fifth seed David Ferrer of Spain made his way into the 2012 Australian Open quarterfinals as he defeated the 17th seed Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-4, 6-1. Ferrer is on top form this year, having won the Auckland title just before the start of the Australian Open. He will now play [...] -
Hewitt pulls out of US Open
After losing at the Winston-Salem Open to Blaz Kavcic, former world no. 1 and 2001 US Open champion Lleyton Hewitt decided to pull out of this years US Open due to an ongoing foot injury. He has been having problems with his foot since he had surgery on it this [...] -
Hewitt and No 2 seed Melzer both defeated at Winston-Salem Open
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Lleyton Hewitt, the former nr.1 player, now ranked 165th, was eliminated in his first round match as he lost against the Slovenian Blaz Kavcic 6-4, 7-6 (3). For Kavcic, this was the biggest win of his career so far. Hewitt, who has been suffering from a foot injury, had [...] -
Leyton Hewitt Wild Card into US Open 2011
Former US Open champion Lleyton Hewitt has been granted a wildcard into this year US Open 2011 grand slam tournament. The 30-year-old Australian won the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon but is ranked 165th after a series of injuries.
