Not into Games

看板Hewitt作者LleyHewitt (Holy Arsenal)時間21年前 (2004/07/27 04:19)推噓1(1推 0噓 0→)

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Not into Games Lleyton Hewitt enjoys the week-to-week grind, not the Olympics By MIKE KOREEN -- Toronto Sun While the sporting world gathers in Athens for the Olympics next month, Lleyton Hewitt will be playing in a slightly overshadowed ATP Tour tennis tournament in Washington. It's part of Hewitt's master plan. Grand Slams and Davis Cups, not the Olympics or the No. 1 ranking, represent ultimate success to the Australian. The youngest player in history to reach the top spot in the ATP rankings (for 75 consecutive weeks) from 2001 to 2003, Hewitt, 23, feels just fine in his No. 9 spot heading into Tennis Masters Canada this week at the new Rexall Centre. The next few weeks are all about preparing for the U.S. Open. "For me, the majors are more important (than the No. 1 ranking)," Hewitt, a two-time Grand Slam winner and two-time Davis Cup champion, said yesterday. "I've been No. 1 and I was lucky enough to be there for 75 weeks. That was a dream in itself. But I'm not going to go out there playing every tournament week in and week out just to get No. 1 back. If I win Wimbledon or the U.S. Open, that puts me in position to be No. 1 anyway." As for the Olympics, Hewitt isn't a big fan. "I don't believe tennis should probably be in it," said Hewitt, who won't play in Athens, though he did compete four years ago in Sydney when he lost in the first round. "We have big tournaments week in and week out. Other athletes work their whole life just for that one shot every four years and it can make or break your career." Hewitt is using the time to train and play in Washington, not to get married to tennis-playing girlfriend Kim Clijsters, who also is skipping the Olympics, as has been rumoured. In the previous tournament in Toronto in 2002, Hewitt came as No. 1 only to lose his first round match to Felix Mantilla. But that came at the old National Tennis Centre, meaning Hewitt gets a fresh start here tomorrow against Spanish youngster Rafael Nadal. "A lot of things have changed," Hewitt said. "I like the stadium and it's nice coming back here. It feels like a bigger tournament with this stadium." Hewitt believes his best is yet to come. He lost to eventual champion and world No. 1 Roger Federer at the Australian Open and Wimbledon and Hewitt certainly isn't the only person who has bowed out against the awesome Swiss player. "There are areas of my game I can work on and I think I've been doing that the last few years," Hewitt said. "It's paying off." -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.142.51.2