Soreness slows Hewitt's revival
TENNIS: Soreness slows Hewitt's revival
The Advertiser
By PAUL MALONE
16aug03
HAMSTRING soreness is the latest hurdle for Lleyton Hewitt to overcome in his
bid to revive his year at the US Open.
Hewitt and Mark Philippoussis gave a walkover in their second-round doubles
match in Cincinnati on Wednesday, citing a hamstring problem with Hewitt, who
had complained of a lack of drive in his legs in a first-round singles loss
to Belgian Xavier Malisse the previous day.
Hewitt and Philippoussis plan to practise together in Florida to prepare for
the US Open, which starts in New York on Monday week.
Reports on the progress of the sixth-ranked Hewitt will be monitored closely.
Rob Aivatoglou, of Hewitt's management company Octagon, said last night he
had received no report on the fitness of the Australian No. 1.
Australian Davis Cup coach Wally Masur, who will leave Sydney today to assist
the training of Hewitt and Philippoussis, said he was also in the dark.
Australian Davis Cup captain John Fitzgerald said Hewitt had sounded upbeat
about his recent uneven performances in a phone call on Wednesday which
arranged Masur's visit to their pre-Open camp.
Philippoussis was also a first-round singles casualty in the Tennis Masters
Series event in Cincinnati, which was the last tournament for both he and
Hewitt before the US Open.
Philippoussis's manager Brian Cooney confirmed the Wimbledon runner-up had
invited Hewitt to practise with him at his Florida residence, providing
another example of their growing friendship over the past year or so.
"They both had good tournaments in Los Angeles, Lleyton making the finals and
Mark making the semi-finals, and while they would have preferred to have
played more matches leading into the US Open, they will both lift for a Grand
Slam," Fitzgerald said.
"Wally's going down to Florida just to help out if there is something which
they think there are areas he can assist them."
Meanwhile, Sydney's 2002 Wimbledon junior champion Todd Reid is having an
indefinite break because of pain in his upper right arm.
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不知道算不算好消息....
小希將和Mark一起準備美網...
並邀請了澳洲台維斯盃教練Wally Masur來幫助他們...
美網加油!!
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