[情報] HEWITT ON SCHEDULE FOR SUMMER

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好久沒有小希的新聞了~ 我去LLEYTONLADND閒逛看到的 LLEYTON Hewitt is on target to return to the practice court in November after last month's successful surgery on his left hip, and remains confident of completing a full Australian summer schedule, starting with January's Hopman Cup. Currently away on holiday with his pregnant wife, Bec, Hewitt is yet to resume running, while following a conservative rehabilitation program prescribed by Melbourne-based physiotherapist Ivan Gutierrez. "He's doing a bit of swimming, and things like that, and we're pretty happy with the way it's going along," Hewitt's manager, David Drysdale, said yesterday. "We would hope that he starts running again in a few weeks' time and we'd like to think he'd get at least a month's solid training in prior to the summer circuit." Hewitt has not played since the Beijing Olympics, having been forced to withdraw from the US Open and this week's Davis Cup tie to submit to a hip arthroscopy and repair of a hip labral tear. It is now Hewitt's ranking that is suffering most acutely, having slipped to 59th. While the Australian is scheduled to partner Casey Dellacqua at the Hopman Cup, the annual mixed teams event has been forced to release world No. 3 Novak Djokovic from his commitment after failing to secure either Ana Ivanovic (Brisbane International) or Jelena Jankovic (Hong Kong exhibition) as his Serbian playing partner. Djokovic, the reigning Australian Open champion, will instead be the inaugural top seed in Brisbane, where beaten Melbourne Park finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was yesterday announced as another major drawcard at the new Brisbane event. "We really wanted these two," said tournament director Steve Ayles. "They ignite crowds all over the world. As well as being supremely gifted, they play the game with athleticism, flair and personality." Hopman Cup tournament director Paul McNamee was philosophical about the loss of Djokovic. "I couldn't secure his partner, so I had to be very nice and release him," he said. "It's just one of those things." -- ■Talented teenagers Bernard Tomic and Brydan Klein could still make their Australian Davis Cup debuts against Chile this week. Team captain John Fitzgerald was repeatedly asked by Chilean media who he would field in the world-group play-off tie in Antofagasta but refused to rule out any of his seven-player squad. "We haven't decided yet," he said. "We are still having a look at a few things and will announce our team on the morning of the draw." The Australians have been training twice a day since arriving late last week. They have named Chris Guccione, Peter Luczak, Carsten Ball and Sam Groth but are allowed to change two of those before the draw. Klein, Tomic and Robert Smeets have all practised with serious intent. The 15-year-old Tomic is enjoying his second Davis Cup squad experience and hasn't given up hope of a late call-up. "I'll try my best (at practice) and leave it up to Fitzy and Darren (Cahill) to decide who goes in because in the end it's (about) what's best for the team," he said. The temporary facility, built next to a beach, will hold up to 10,000 fans and Tomic said the court was better than expected. With AAP 雖然小希沒比賽但是那邊還是有很多球迷留言大家可以去看看 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.64.172.21