Debating the Legacy of Lleyton Hewitt’s Australian Open Withdrawal

This has the merit of being clear, even if several arguments can be put forward against the Australian, who has withdrawn from the Australian Open after wrist surgery. First, Andre Agassi was certainly an exceptional raiser and he was generally dominated by Sampras – who was not just a great server, far from it – in their rivalry (20-14). Then, the truth of a match and of this 2001 final against Hewitt is not necessarily that of the previous or the next. “Pistol Pete” had mastered the Australian in the semi-final of the same US Open in 2000 (7-6, 6-4, 7-6) when he was already in (relative) decline before going for a last title at Flushing Meadows in 2002.
2023-12-13 09:41:00
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