[情報] Hewitt can be No.1 again: Fitzgerald

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Monday September 22, 07:33 AM Hewitt can be No.1 again: Fitzgerald Lleyton Hewitt proved he could regain his World No.1 ranking, Australian Davis Cup captain John Fitzgerald said. Fitzgerald rated Hewitt's comeback against Roger Federer in the cup semi-final against Switzerland the equal to any performance by an Australian player. Hewitt sealed a place for Australia in the cup final when he fought back to beat the Swiss star 5-7 2-6 7-6 7-5 6-1. "If that was me I'd reckon I could be No.1 in the world," Fitzgerald said. "And I think, why not, why can't he go back there if he plays at that level. "But they're going to have some battles over the years, those two." Fitzgerald, who watched Pat Cash's awesome comeback against Sweden's Mikael Pernfors to clinch the 1986 final, said Hewitt's feat was equally as good. "I think, considering the opposition, that's as good as it gets, " Fitzgerald said. "That has to be up with any performance by an Australian at Davis Cup level ever. "The use of great sportsman or great tennis player or great anything in our society is over-used...but in Roger Federer's case he can truly be a great player... "I thought today, for two sets, he was at his best, at his absolute best - right at the top. "To come back from that, first of all you've got to run a lot of miles, and you've got to have a lot of self-belief," Fitzgerald said. "I was there live, I saw the Pernfors comeback with Cashy - that was just outstanding in the circumstances." He said he was astonished at the level of play by the Swiss Wimbledon champion in the second set but urged Hewitt to stay with him because he could not maintain it. "In the second set Roger was just lighting it up," Fitzgerald said. "I'm not sure if you can play tennis better than that. He just opened his shoulders and away he went. "It's almost as good as you can play." Fitzgerald confirmed Australia would lay a grass court for the November final, as it did when it lost to France in the 2001 final. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.csie.ntu.edu.tw) ◆ From: 203.219.101.22