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Lleyton Hewitt does not plan on retiring until 2016, but a scaled-down schedule this season means it's up to the young guns to carry the proverbial Australian flag for a while
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As Lleyton Hewitt revealed his plans to target a record 5th Aegon Championships title at The Queen’s Club before retiring in Melbourne next January, the Tennis Podcast released a special edition of the show to celebrate the Australian’s career.
Four-time champion Lleyton Hewitt has been guaranteed a wild card into the Aegon Championships after confirming that he would like to play the tournament at The Queen’s Club one more time before retiring.
Speculation regarding Lleyton Hewitt's retirement date has been raging for more than a year. Hewitt finally set a projected date, which he announced on Thursday at Melbourne Park. The target? Not too surprisingly, the 2016 Australian Open.
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A new era in Australian men's tennis is soon to be upon us--if it's not already here. At 33 years old, Lleyton Hewitt's career appears to be coming to a close. Meanwhile, the other end of the career spectrum is ushering in teenagers Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis.
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Check out the latest Instagram photos from the IPTL tennis league.
The battle to be the leading Australian player by the time the Australian Open begins is heating up with just seven ranking places separating Lleyton Hewitt, Nick Kyrgios and the resurgent Bernard Tomic who slipped way outside the world’s top 100 after Wimbledon but is now back up to 56th position.
Here are some more photos from the IPTL tennis held in Philippines.
Former Grand Slam champions Lleyton Hewitt of Australia and Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil are among the latest group of players to be presented with the Davis Cup Commitment Award. The ITF, through its National Associations, will present further Davis Cup Commitment Awards during this weekend’s 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and zone group ties on Saturday 13 September.
A legacy is made up of moments of greatness. People will never forget the moments, which have reached within their hearts and inspired their souls. They will never forget the moments which left them with goosebumps. Moments that strike our cords and blow us away we will always cherish within our hearts.
An entertaining first day of U.S. Open action featured four five-setters. At least in terms of days, however, the first round is only one-third of the way complete. The rest of the field will take the court on either Tuesday or Wednesday. Among those still to play their openers are John Isner, Grigor Dimitrov, and David Ferrer.
The early rounds at the US Open never fail to offer surprising upsets and great tennis – last year 17-year-old Victoria Duval beat former champ Samantha Stosur in round one, Lleyton Hewitt took down Juan Martin del Potro in the second, and 136th ranked Camila Giorgio whipped 6th seed Wozniacki in the third round.
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