About time!! I always thought that Hewitt could beat Roger on a quicker grass-court than Wimbledon. This actually doesn't surprise me at all. And besides, Hewitt is STILL the 4th best grass-court player over the past ten years, so this isn't that big of an upset.
Brilliant effort Ley Ley, you are a champ. Davis Cup and individual records not to be beaten by any aussie any time soon. Youngest player ever to be number 1 and was for 80 weeks champ. Love your commentary in the Oz open.
I didnt expect federer to lose, but at the same time im not too surprised that he did/ Federer hasnt turned up to the 'minor' tournaments for about two years now. he peaks at the slams nowadays. Up unitl the french he was on a run of 8 consecutive finals in a row. People who write him off should really think about how much talent, consistency and determination that kind of record requires. I'm not sure if federer has peaked. i think this wimby will tell us a lot.
finally this is far from the end of roger era he still the best grass player and with two weeks like in wimbledon surely if he can get a momentum surely he could win wimbledon again in this moment hes not too far from it !!! and if he can learn from defeats this one is a very good for him !! now he knows he can play a little better and take as much opportunities as he could have better serve less unforced errors are the keys for roger in wimlbledon
Okay, Roger Federer is NOT on the decline. First of all...250 ranking points? That makes absolutely no difference when your #2 in the world. This is a practice tournament for Roger, Hewitt was clearly more motivated to win that match than Federer. Secondly, Andre Agassi peaked when he made his comeback in pro tennis when he was 29. Federer has many more years of great tennis in him, and has proven that he is still capable of winning grand slams (just like he did 5 months ago)
@federerbestclass I don't think it's decline, i just think playas are not scared of him like they did from 03-07. Like hewitt said today, the guy is human. He has the same 2 foot and hand as he does. I think mentally federer have gotten the better side of hewitt since 03. Federer play very well today. Hewitt just play with a heart and didn't care about past matches that he had failed against federer. Good win for hewitt, but i don't think he will win a grandslam. His days were over in 03.
I think it's very dangerous to start trying write off Federer just yet. He won the AO, and lost in the QF at RG. Top flight Pro Tennis tends to see weekly, monthly, but also yearly changes, so it's much too soon to try and accurately predict how the last stage of Federer's career will play out exactly. There's a famous quote from mark Twain in 1897 that I think is applicable here. "The report of my death was an exaggeration."
Wimbledon isn't the only grass-court tournament in the ATP tour... a player generally plays 2 grass-court tournaments per year... and Hewitt has the most current grass court-titles, behind Federer...
For guys that are always saying that Federer had a bad year .. played a bad match everytime he loses .. if you know something about tenis, you guys should know, that even though Federer is the all time great, other players can beat him in a normal day, not just when he plays a terrible bad match.. Including Hewitt, who used to beat him with relative easy, and played a hell of a match in that final .. RESPECT!
He did have a bad year ! Lost to Hewitt here then Berdych at Wimbledon and then Djokovic at the US Open. This is when his powers began to wane. He’d been so dominant in the previous years at the US Open and Wimbledon only losing to Del Potro in NY in 2009 and Rafa at Wimbledon in 2008 on his two best surfaces then 2010 he lost on his two favourite surfaces again and again. It’s fine lines and small differences at the top. Novak was on the ascension anyway. Hewitt was also a good grass player but hadn’t had any success against Roger for years despite dominating him from 99-2003. People say Roger’s back was bad in 2010 and really hampered him and also he had another niggling but significant injury - I can’t remember if it was shoulder or ankle but his level was certainly down on what it was from 2003-2008.
lleyton hewitt is a very dangerous player and still one of the best on grass he defeated del potro last year in just three sets so this outcome doesnt have to be taken totally as an upset but surely roger wasnt playing as his best either this outcome must serve for roger to improve and for hewitt to get more confidence in any case i think its good for both player but i still think roger is the one to beat in wimbledon
i think every one is overreacting about this defeat roger didnt play well he got two many break points against him and very few converted !!! his serve slip down from 67 % in the first three games to 60 % in his two thats why he got more troubles than usual !!! when i saw his semifinal winning thighly 7/6 6/4 i know roger should improve to defeat lleyton hewitt he didnt thats why he lost !!!
@gtosheex Agreed, Hewitt is a member of the "Club", and plus has won Queens numerous times, even beating Sampras the year Pete won Wimb. Now he's added Halle too, thus being the only man to win all the top 3 grass court titles. Yup he's at 2 behind Fed.
I hate to see Federer losing to old compatriots at the latter stages in his career. Talking about Haas at Halle, Hewitt at Halle, and Brisbane, and also Robredo at Us Open.
@gtosheex Yeah, I kinda agree with you. And I think Hewitt could have had even better results on grass the past decade, but he always seemed to run into Roger early in the draw. And there's no doubt in my mind that Hewitt would have maybe won another Wimbledon if they hadn't slowed down the courts there.
@dimocomix i agree with you and people act like Lleyton Hewitt isnt a good player anymore his his still a good player he took Roddick to close 5 set thiller last year and Roddick took Federer to 5 set thriller in the final
I'm usually Lleyton Hewitt's biggest fan but I wouldn't read too much into this match. Yes he finally beat Federer again but he didn't exactly follow it up at wimbledon, I thought he threw it away a bit against Djokovic on his serve. Federer went on to play shit at Wimbledon, neither player is showing top form at the moment, Hewitt needs to find his confidence again and fast, Hewitt is a confidence player and can beat guys like birdych when he gets on a roll, Good luck to Lleyton for the future
what the hell is Roger doing in 2010? he keeps losing all these matches when he has easy chances to win, pffft obvious he is old and doesnt care about losing anymore now that he broke all the records i'm bored of watching him now
@jproxursoxoff Yup Hewitt likes a skiddier, low bouncy court, and Wimby suits Fed's topspin forehand better. Remember how Hewitt always did well at the low bouncy Hamburg clay.
@federerbestclass I really don't see del dominating tennis. I think people keep forgetting nadal was injured last yr, and when he came back he wasn't 100%. So all those losses he had to davy, joko, del, soder, and murray are not something we should taking too seriously. before he had the injury he was dominating all those 5 playas? no. Well nadal will restore order in the universe. He already did it so i looking forward to wimble and USO 10. Peace
haiz....dissapointed but we already seen him losing a few matches to unrated players..so all I can do is wish him another 3 more GS (2 wimbly 1 USA or Aussia) and probably another 21 tour titles b4 he retires
@smithcm14 Only problem is Fed is not loosing motivation, when pressed. He could have rallied to beat Soderling any other year, but 16 Slams, and you don't wanna do the hard yards anymore.
@Peeku3 You should always be on your toes in a ready position when you're waiting for your opponent to strike back if that's what you mean :) Never just stand still!
@strachanies Lleyton Hewitt looked like he played good in this match alot of people write off Lleyton Hewitt and same with Federer they are both veterans and both good on grass
@mcmiljr Yup Hewitt should have beaten Roddick lasy Wimby QF, but he could not take advantage when he was up...and we all know that Rod went on to play that epic final match.
If federer wasnt around i reckon hewitt would have won a few more slams. In like 2 years in a row he lost to the eventual champion - was usually roger + some other guy
anyway in a best of five nobody is better than roger so roger only needs to play consistently thats means his serve must be about 65 % or better to win matches he also needs to play more aggressive in this match roger play more of the time from baseline maybe because he wanted to prove him self agaisnt a good baseliner like hewitt !!!
Federer doesn't have that drive, that spark, competetive spirit inside him, actually I think he plays better than one year ago (serves better, has better backhand) but allows other players like Baghdatis, Berdych, Soderling or Hewitt in Halle to construct points, that's why they were able to outplay him and dictate the game he still wants to play and win, no doubt, but when he loses he just doesn't care, come on, Hewitt plays well on grass but he is no match for fully focused Roger
either federer doesnt give a shit about minor tournaments any more and goes about it at 70% or he is gradually losing form which happens with all players when they reach a certain point of their careers. He most certainly atm appears more beatable than he has ever been.
@jproxursoxoff Actually i disagree. I think he is the 2nd best in the past ten years. not only has he won wmbledon but has gotten very good results in other years usually making it to the seond week. nadal has won it yes but he has only been good for the past 3 or 4 years. yes roddick has had amazing results but he hasn't won it. and besides hewitt just beat probably the best grass player of all time. not to mention he has the most grass court wins of any active player even more then fed...
@madskillz903 That's a big bold statement. I hope you can back that up. We shall see about that. I just think had rafa not been injured he would of win it last yr. Clearly roddick should of won that, cuz federer was vunerable in that match against him. Roddick didn't take advantage and he choked in the crucial moment of the match. I think Rafa will win that this yr and also USO. I just think it's his up to shut up all the fedites and other critics out there.
Those are some SERIOUS fast balls. O_O woah OH! Can anyone tell me what lleyton was doing with his feet? He was jumping on the tips of his toes...does that speed you up or something? :D Please tell a fellow tennis pro wanna-be and will-be!!! :D
@federerbestclass Del Potro becomes king? When is that? Not on grass, not on clay for sure. Then he has the two hard court slams, which he struggled this year badly in AO 2010. And he can't even defend his US Open title. You're probably one of those who thought Djokovic would be king in AO 2008. Del Potro has A LOT to prove. And he won't imo. Wait and see.
@theatlantean2 The greatest? Not even in the top 5 of all time. He is probably the best of his era, but not the greatest. He play in a weak era is due to his ability to win so many slams in a short period of time.
@albvidan Nah in 2008 I believed it was Rafa's year to win wimbledon, but this year I just don't see it happening, I just think there are too many dangerous players on grass this year that can beat and go farther than Rafa... and no I'm not a federite.... I'm a Hewittite if that makes sense XD
@dudekc88 Roger Federer won grand slam 6 months ago everyone is quick to write off tennis players how is Lleyton Hewitt shit when his won 2 grand slam 1 in doubles and was number 1 for over a year and has won Davis Cup 2x
UGLY arena, shit tournament, yeah the players seen here are great but this is just some sort of rip off from Wimbledon. Wimbledon should be the only grass tournament to protect its heritage on the ATP tour, it just does not seem right with them not being in white attire either!
@madskillz903 You must be a fedite? I agree with everything albvidan is saying. Nadal will beat them both, if they are suppose to meet down the stretch. Nadal 2010 Wimble and USO champion.
Just passing through on my journey to watch every Federer match.
About time!! I always thought that Hewitt could beat Roger on a quicker grass-court than Wimbledon. This actually doesn't surprise me at all.
And besides, Hewitt is STILL the 4th best grass-court player over the past ten years, so this isn't that big of an upset.
hewitt is a legend a fantastic player
Brilliant effort Ley Ley, you are a champ. Davis Cup and individual records not to be beaten by any aussie any time soon. Youngest player ever to be number 1 and was for 80 weeks champ. Love your commentary in the Oz open.
Lleyton Hewitt is a legend!!! no other way to put it!!! xxx
I didnt expect federer to lose, but at the same time im not too surprised that he did/ Federer hasnt turned up to the 'minor' tournaments for about two years now. he peaks at the slams nowadays. Up unitl the french he was on a run of 8 consecutive finals in a row. People who write him off should really think about how much talent, consistency and determination that kind of record requires. I'm not sure if federer has peaked. i think this wimby will tell us a lot.
finally
this is far from the end of roger era
he still the best grass player
and with two weeks like in wimbledon
surely if he can get a momentum
surely he could win wimbledon again
in this moment hes not too far from it !!!
and if he can learn from defeats
this one is a very good for him !!
now he knows he can play a little better
and take as much opportunities as he could have
better serve less unforced errors are the keys
for roger in wimlbledon
I heard about Roger Federer served an 230km/h serve in this tournament. Anybody know where it is?
I always knew that Hewitt would get one back on him in the end and here's to the rest
come on lleyton!! do something big at wimbledon! it's not been easy being a hewitt fan for the past 3 years....
injuries...
Lleyton Hewitt come on you legend youre a fighter never give bro
Okay, Roger Federer is NOT on the decline. First of all...250 ranking points? That makes absolutely no difference when your #2 in the world. This is a practice tournament for Roger, Hewitt was clearly more motivated to win that match than Federer. Secondly, Andre Agassi peaked when he made his comeback in pro tennis when he was 29. Federer has many more years of great tennis in him, and has proven that he is still capable of winning grand slams (just like he did 5 months ago)
i'm glad hewitt finally beat federer after 7 years
finally, leyton could beat roger after 7 years!!!!
This was his first head to head win against Federer since 2003 Davis Cup.
@federerbestclass I don't think it's decline, i just think playas are not scared of him like they did from 03-07. Like hewitt said today, the guy is human. He has the same 2 foot and hand as he does. I think mentally federer have gotten the better side of hewitt since 03. Federer play very well today. Hewitt just play with a heart and didn't care about past matches that he had failed against federer. Good win for hewitt, but i don't think he will win a grandslam. His days were over in 03.
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I think it's very dangerous to start trying write off Federer just yet. He won the AO, and lost in the QF at RG.
Top flight Pro Tennis tends to see weekly, monthly, but also yearly changes, so it's much too soon to try and accurately predict how the last stage of Federer's career will play out exactly. There's a famous quote from mark Twain in 1897 that I think is applicable here.
"The report of my death was an exaggeration."
In fact, Hewitt is the 2nd best grass court-player over the past 10 years... Nadal and Roddick AREN'T better than him on grass...
Wimbledon isn't the only grass-court tournament in the ATP tour... a player generally plays 2 grass-court tournaments per year... and Hewitt has the most current grass court-titles, behind Federer...
@Thutmosis7 Hewitt seems to choke these days at key moments. He has the game to beat anyone, including Nadal.
For guys that are always saying that Federer had a bad year .. played a bad match everytime he loses .. if you know something about tenis, you guys should know, that even though Federer is the all time great, other players can beat him in a normal day, not just when he plays a terrible bad match.. Including Hewitt, who used to beat him with relative easy, and played a hell of a match in that final .. RESPECT!
He did have a bad year ! Lost to Hewitt here then Berdych at Wimbledon and then Djokovic at the US Open. This is when his powers began to wane. He’d been so dominant in the previous years at the US Open and Wimbledon only losing to Del Potro in NY in 2009 and Rafa at Wimbledon in 2008 on his two best surfaces then 2010 he lost on his two favourite surfaces again and again. It’s fine lines and small differences at the top. Novak was on the ascension anyway. Hewitt was also a good grass player but hadn’t had any success against Roger for years despite dominating him from 99-2003. People say Roger’s back was bad in 2010 and really hampered him and also he had another niggling but significant injury - I can’t remember if it was shoulder or ankle but his level was certainly down on what it was from 2003-2008.
hewitt is back baby!!! watch him tear up wimbledon.
Amazing that since '03 only 3 men have been invited to the play the 2pm second Sunday math at SW19
Way to go Rusty!
lleyton hewitt is a very dangerous player
and still one of the best on grass
he defeated del potro last year
in just three sets
so this outcome doesnt have to be
taken totally as an upset
but surely roger wasnt playing as his best
either
this outcome must serve for roger
to improve and for hewitt to get
more confidence in any case
i think its good for both player
but i still think roger is the one
to beat in wimbledon
Lleyton number 1
i think every one is overreacting
about this defeat
roger didnt play well
he got two many break points against him
and very few converted !!!
his serve slip down from 67 % in the first three games
to 60 % in his two
thats why he got more troubles than usual !!!
when i saw his semifinal winning thighly
7/6 6/4 i know
roger should improve to defeat lleyton hewitt
he didnt thats why he lost !!!
@gtosheex Agreed, Hewitt is a member of the "Club", and plus has won Queens numerous times, even beating Sampras the year Pete won Wimb.
Now he's added Halle too, thus being the only man to win all the top 3 grass court titles.
Yup he's at 2 behind Fed.
I hate to see Federer losing to old compatriots at the latter stages in his career. Talking about Haas at Halle, Hewitt at Halle, and Brisbane, and also Robredo at Us Open.
Roddick in Miami 2012 aha
Why did not Hewitt play Queens?
He plays that every year and won the title numerous times.
COOOMMMMEEEE OOOOOONNNNNNN!!!!!!
@gtosheex Yeah, I kinda agree with you. And I think Hewitt could have had even better results on grass the past decade, but he always seemed to run into Roger early in the draw.
And there's no doubt in my mind that Hewitt would have maybe won another Wimbledon if they hadn't slowed down the courts there.
@federerbestclass Yes, I think Roger had a record of not loosing in Germany.
He had won may titles on clay and grass, Halle and Hamburg.
Sigo sin creerlo es una tristeza ver la decadencia del rey ya que se retire
@dimocomix i agree with you and people act like Lleyton Hewitt isnt a good player anymore his his still a good player he took Roddick to close 5 set thiller last year and Roddick took Federer to 5 set thriller in the final
Hewitt at his peak (back in 2002) would beat Nadal at his peak.
No doubt in that.
I'm usually Lleyton Hewitt's biggest fan but I wouldn't read too much into this match. Yes he finally beat Federer again but he didn't exactly follow it up at wimbledon, I thought he threw it away a bit against Djokovic on his serve. Federer went on to play shit at Wimbledon, neither player is showing top form at the moment, Hewitt needs to find his confidence again and fast, Hewitt is a confidence player and can beat guys like birdych when he gets on a roll, Good luck to Lleyton for the future
what the hell is Roger doing in 2010? he keeps losing all these matches when he has easy chances to win, pffft
obvious he is old and doesnt care about losing anymore now that he broke all the records
i'm bored of watching him now
He got complacent and then finally realised in 2017 that Nadal and Djokovic were catching up and won 3 more slams but by then it was too late :(
@jproxursoxoff Yup Hewitt likes a skiddier, low bouncy court, and Wimby suits Fed's topspin forehand better.
Remember how Hewitt always did well at the low bouncy Hamburg clay.
@khanell786 He didn't do too badly last year. And as you can see that comment was from a year ago.
@federerbestclass I really don't see del dominating tennis. I think people keep forgetting nadal was injured last yr, and when he came back he wasn't 100%. So all those losses he had to davy, joko, del, soder, and murray are not something we should taking too seriously. before he had the injury he was dominating all those 5 playas? no. Well nadal will restore order in the universe. He already did it so i looking forward to wimble and USO 10. Peace
@8gerrard8 i watched,but there was no tearing?!
haiz....dissapointed but we already seen him losing a few matches to unrated players..so all I can do is wish him another 3 more GS (2 wimbly 1 USA or Aussia) and probably another 21 tour titles b4 he retires
@BTuan1 Yup what the hell. Rod beat him after like 16 losses. Davy was blanked 12-0 and now beat him twice.
Soderling, Hewitt..the list goes on...
@smithcm14 Only problem is Fed is not loosing motivation, when pressed. He could have rallied to beat Soderling any other year, but 16 Slams, and you don't wanna do the hard yards anymore.
@Peeku3 You should always be on your toes in a ready position when you're waiting for your opponent to strike back if that's what you mean :) Never just stand still!
Nice One Lleyton! Bring on Wimbledon!
@madskillz903 you couldn't either in 2008 and then...
@strachanies Lleyton Hewitt looked like he played good in this match alot of people write off Lleyton Hewitt and same with Federer they are both veterans and both good on grass
@mcmiljr Yup Hewitt should have beaten Roddick lasy Wimby QF, but he could not take advantage when he was up...and we all know that Rod went on to play that epic final match.
If federer wasnt around i reckon hewitt would have won a few more slams. In like 2 years in a row he lost to the eventual champion - was usually roger + some other guy
@albvidan Too be honest I can't see Rafa beating Hewitt or Federer in wimbedon this year.
anyway in a best of five
nobody is better than roger
so roger only needs to play consistently
thats means his serve must be about
65 % or better to win matches
he also needs to play more aggressive
in this match roger play more of the time
from baseline
maybe because he wanted to prove him self
agaisnt a good baseliner like hewitt !!!
@mudda001
Geez Mate... Such a keyboard hero.
Federer doesn't have that drive, that spark, competetive spirit inside him, actually I think he plays better than one year ago (serves better, has better backhand) but allows other players like Baghdatis, Berdych, Soderling or Hewitt in Halle to construct points, that's why they were able to outplay him and dictate the game
he still wants to play and win, no doubt, but when he loses he just doesn't care, come on, Hewitt plays well on grass but he is no match for fully focused Roger
either federer doesnt give a shit about minor tournaments any more and goes about it at 70% or he is gradually losing form which happens with all players when they reach a certain point of their careers. He most certainly atm appears more beatable than he has ever been.
@webcke121 thats right look at andy murray lost 3 grand slam finals and hasn't want a set in either of them!
always think that federer let him win
@jproxursoxoff Actually i disagree. I think he is the 2nd best in the past ten years. not only has he won wmbledon but has gotten very good results in other years usually making it to the seond week. nadal has won it yes but he has only been good for the past 3 or 4 years. yes roddick has had amazing results but he hasn't won it. and besides hewitt just beat probably the best grass player of all time. not to mention he has the most grass court wins of any active player even more then fed...
this was a shocker to me, to be honest. haha, well done hewitt :)
@madskillz903 That's a big bold statement. I hope you can back that up. We shall see about that. I just think had rafa not been injured he would of win it last yr. Clearly roddick should of won that, cuz federer was vunerable in that match against him. Roddick didn't take advantage and he choked in the crucial moment of the match. I think Rafa will win that this yr and also USO. I just think it's his up to shut up all the fedites and other critics out there.
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie - Oi, Oi, Oi - woohoo, well done champ!!
Those are some SERIOUS fast balls. O_O woah
OH! Can anyone tell me what lleyton was doing with his feet? He was jumping on the tips of his toes...does that speed you up or something? :D Please tell a fellow tennis pro wanna-be and will-be!!! :D
@federerbestclass Del Potro becomes king? When is that? Not on grass, not on clay for sure. Then he has the two hard court slams, which he struggled this year badly in AO 2010. And he can't even defend his US Open title. You're probably one of those who thought Djokovic would be king in AO 2008.
Del Potro has A LOT to prove. And he won't imo. Wait and see.
I think you are so wrong federer best class.
If u want to know why leave a comment and ill get back to you.
@Mirren81 Lleyton Hewitt is good player lol even if he hasn't beaten Federer in along time they both seem to do good on grass
federer should hav won this =(
@BrotherTree1 Hewitt isn't crap player rofl
16 matches later...leyton could beat roger.....
@theatlantean2 The greatest? Not even in the top 5 of all time. He is probably the best of his era, but not the greatest. He play in a weak era is due to his ability to win so many slams in a short period of time.
@albvidan Nah in 2008 I believed it was Rafa's year to win wimbledon, but this year I just don't see it happening, I just think there are too many dangerous players on grass this year that can beat and go farther than Rafa... and no I'm not a federite.... I'm a Hewittite if that makes sense XD
yonex RDiS 100 mid
@ibguk1 No it's not. Queen's is better...
@dudekc88 Roger Federer won grand slam 6 months ago everyone is quick to write off tennis players how is Lleyton Hewitt shit when his won 2 grand slam 1 in doubles and was number 1 for over a year and has won Davis Cup 2x
@azasel Calmate. No va a ganar cualquier juego en que juega.
@Thutmosis7 Nope I'm a Hewittite XD
Yuck, this Court is like a REALLY horrid rip off of prestigious Wimbledon..
@dudekc88 oops 3x davis cup wins with australia
yeh ball travels rly fast :O but i guess u no on grass the balls travel faster than on hard
@theatlantean2 You was a tennis playa? Get the heck out of here. In the 70's, your age plz?
Pure luck ...
hahaha federer is not the same, he is some over ..
What a terrible match point
@hald12c jaaaaaaaa
@theatlantean2 Rafa will beat them both. Sorry.
UGLY arena, shit tournament, yeah the players seen here are great but this is just some sort of rip off from Wimbledon. Wimbledon should be the only grass tournament to protect its heritage on the ATP tour, it just does not seem right with them not being in white attire either!
@madskillz903 You must be a fedite? I agree with everything albvidan is saying. Nadal will beat them both, if they are suppose to meet down the stretch. Nadal 2010 Wimble and USO champion.