Inside Lleyton's world
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Inside Lleyton's world
By LEO SCHLINK
The Advertiser
26may03
As Lleyton Hewitt starts his French Open campaign against American Brian
Vahaly tomorrow night, he gives an insight into his health, the ATP Tour
and marriage rumours
HEALTH
YEAH, it's not bad at the moment, feeling pretty good. It was after that
Davis Cup (against Sweden at the start of April), I felt I needed a few
weeks off, just a break to put the feet up and not go out there and grind
myself into the ground. I was looking at the bigger picture as well
because you go out in the first couple of weeks and play Monte Carlo and
Barcelona and Rome and you're not quite as fresh as you want to be for
Wimbledon.
I felt I just wanted to have a shorter stint and with two Grand Slams in
this time, for me, I've probably got a better chance of winning Wimbledon
than the French and I didn't want to wear myself out going into Wimbledon
. I still want to be fresh as possible.
WIMBLEDON
I THINK about it a little bit, not a helluva lot. As soon as the French
is over and I start preparing for Queen's and getting on the grass again,
it's going to hit home a lot more.
Whenever I do think about it, I think it's just a great feeling to think
that you've won that tournament. In my mind, it's the biggest tournament
of the year and to think that I won it last year is fantastic and you're
always going to be a Wimbledon champion no matter what happens in the
future.
LEGAL BATTLE WITH THE ATP
I'VE put it to the side for a while. It doesn't really enter my mind too
much. I haven't had to deal with it too much because I haven't been
around too many ATP tournaments, which is nice.
HAMBURG CONTROVERSY
I READ something on the internet, which was an absolute joke and nobody
had the facts right. I'm struggling a little bit with the media. I can't
quite work it out. The whole facts were wrong. They had photos in there
of me arguing with umpire Carlos (Bernardes) whatever his name is, the
Brazilian umpire, which was actually in the second round against (Arnaud)
Clement.
The whole story that I read was that I was quoted as saying the umpiring
actually caused me to lose the match and get me that frustrated.
Not once in the whole tournament in Hamburg was I asked about umpiring,
so I was baffled with the whole situation. It just goes to show most of
the media don't have a clue and they pretty well make up whatever they
want. Most of the times it is a heap of s..t.XD...被消音
The umpire came down to check a mark and in the end, Stolts went up to
talk to the umpire after the match because he thought he'd made the wrong
decision.
HUMANITARIAN WORK
I WORK with the Special Olympics world-wide at different tournaments when
we can coincide their activities. I think there's one coming up in London
at the Queen's tournament. If I'm not playing, I'll be going out to see
the kids and hit with them and be inter-active.
ALTERNATIVE CAREER
I'D TRY and be a footballer. I don't know really. Nothing really crossed
my mind and nothing really interested me that much. Sport, for me, is
such a big part of my life and my family's life growing up as well.
I've got no idea of what I might be doing otherwise and luckily I haven't
had to worry about it for the first part of my life anyway.
MONEY
I KNOW it's there and I'm very lucky to get paid to be playing tournament
s I'd want to play anyway even if there wasn't the kind of money there is
. Money is not the reason I play. I still feel like there are areas of my
game where I can become a better player. It's fantastic that the money
that comes along with it and we can make a great living out of something
we love to do.
MARK PHILIPPOUSSIS
FLIP'S as talented, when he's playing his best tennis, as anyone who
hasn't won a major. But, then again, he's had a lot of injuries and
hasn't played as nearly as many majors as he would have liked to.
I still think, if everything goes right for him, he's got a huge chance
of winning a Grand Slam before his career's done.
AMBITION
I DON'T think about it too much. I know where my priorities are. Winning
the majors is my main priority and the Davis Cup. More than anything, I
just want to go out there and enjoy myself and enjoy playing and enjoy
competing as well.
I'm always trying to prepare for the majors, but I'm not putting more
pressure on any individual tournaments or on myself. Grand Slams and
Davis Cup are what I peak for.
BURNOUT
IT'S something that doesn't enter my mind. I keep playing tournaments
when I'm feeling like I can and like I'm physically able to. If there
comes a time when I feel like I need a bit of a break to freshen up and
not get too run down, then I'll do it and I'm not afraid of doing that.
TOUGHEST OPPONENTS
THERE'S guys all the time. The toughest thing is playing guys on their
favourite surface, more than anything. There's certain guys who excel.
You've got claycourt specialists, guys who play better indoors, that type
of thing.
Playing Moya and Ferrero on clay is probably as tough an ask as anything.
MOST SIGNIFICANT NON-TENNIS EVENT
SEPTEMBER 11 was probably the closest I think. I was on a plane at
exactly the same time it all happened and I'd just been in New York hours
before it happened. I'd just won the US Open and been on the biggest
high of my life, of my tennis and my professional level and then suddenly
to think that so many lives had just been destroyed.
It hit home.
KIM CLIJSTERS
BOTH of us understand each other and we don't talk about tennis that
often. It's not like a big deal for us and we both understand what each
other is going through and the pressure that is put on each other and
it's probably one of the reasons we don't talk about it. We both
understand each other.
LIVING IN BELGIUM
I'M JUST playing it by ear. If I feel like going home to watch the footy
in Australia, I will. Depends what tournaments I'm playing. It (Belgium)
is definitely a place for me where I can have a break from everything. So
metimes it's nice to get away from everything and not have any hassles. I
go there and nobody knows me.
ENGAGEMENT RING:D
NOT at the moment.
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