Lleyton Hewitt: three dreams achieved in a champion career

About this episode

Lleyton Hewitt reflects on his three major tennis dreams achieved during his career in an interview with Todd Woodbridge.

At the recent Night of Champions fundraiser in Melbourne, Lleyton Hewitt revealed his three tennis dreams were Grand Slam success, reaching No.1, and Davis Cup glory. He achieved all three, reflecting on them in this special interview with Davis Cup teammate and fellow Aussie tennis icon Todd Woodbridge. Hewitt’s talent was obvious when as a 16-year-old, he upset Andre Agassi en route to his first career ATP title in Adelaide, vision we unearthed from the archive. And it wasn’t long before Hewitt peaked on the Grand Slam stage, first in doubles at the 2000 US Open – beating top seeds Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde along the way to his first doubles major – and a year later in singles, when he toppled the mighty Pete Sampras for his first singles Slam in New York. What followed were more glittering achievements, such as the 2002 Wimbledon singles title, a leading role in Australia’s Davis Cup triumph of 2003 – a team he now leads passionately as captain – and a run to the Australian Open 2005 final, making him the last Aussie man to progress that far in Melbourne. Hewitt’s incredible recall and storytelling add texture and context to…

People in this episode

Hosts: Viv Christie, Matty A.T.

Guest: Lleyton Hewitt

Topics covered

• Lleyton Hewitt
• tennis achievements
• Davis Cup
• Grand Slam
• Australian tennis
• sports history

Keywords

• Lleyton Hewitt
• Davis Cup
• Grand Slam
• tennis history
• Australian Open
• Wimbledon
• Andre Agassi
• Pete Sampras

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Davis Cup, Tennis Australia

Places: Melbourne, Adelaide, New York, Wimbledon, Australian Open

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