Lleyton Hewitt
by Miroslava Jurcik
Title
Lleyton Hewitt
Artist
Miroslava Jurcik
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt ,wax figure at Sydney wax museum, born 24 February 1981 is a retired Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.
In November 2001 Hewitt became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 in the world in singles at the age of 20 years, 8 months and 26 days. He won the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon men's singles titles, the 2000 US Open men's doubles title, back-to-back Tennis Masters Cup titles in 2001 and 2002, and the Davis Cup with Australia in 1999 and 2003. Hewitt reached the final of the 2004 US Open, where he was defeated by Roger Federer in straight sets. Between 1997 and 2016, he contested twenty consecutive Australian Open men's singles tournaments, reaching the 2005 final where he was defeated by Marat Safin in four sets.
He concluded his professional tennis career at Wimbledon 2016 in the Gentlemen's doubles competition, where he played alongside countryman Jordan Thompson and lost to eighth seeds Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock in the second round.
Hewitt was born in Adelaide, South Australia. His father, Glynn, is a former Australian Rules Football player, and his mother, Cherilyn, was a physical education teacher. His younger sister is Jaslyn Hewitt, a former tennis coach and bodybuilder. Lleyton also played Australian Football until the age of 13, when he decided to pursue a tennis career.
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.
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August 26th, 2017
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