Aussie Tennis Legend

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• Aussie Tennis Legend

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In the beginning

• Lleyton Hewitt, was born in Adelaide on the 24th
  of February, 1981.
• His mother Cherilyn was a former champion
  netballer.
• His father Glynn Hewitt is an AFL footballer.

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At an early age

• Lleyton Hewitt began his tennis career on a grass
  tennis court at his familys West Lakes home.
• At four years of age Hewitts mother and father
  were so impressed with his interest in tennis and
  the quality of his strokes that they hired a
  tennis coach to teach him tennis.

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The early years

• From the age of five Hewitt and his family
  travelled to Melbourne to watch the Australian
  Open.
• At only eight, Lleyton was already beating
  opponents who were much older.
• He turned pro in 1998 at the age of 17.

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An exciting career

• Lleyton won his first professional tennis title
  in Adelaide, in 1998. 
• After deciding that he wanted to join the ATP
  tour on a full time basis, he stopped attending
  school.
• He went on to win many matches against players
  such as Rafter, Kuerten, Corretja and Norman.

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Victories

• A year later in 1999, he made his Davis Cup debut
  in Boston.
• Alongside his hero, Pat Rafter, Hewitt won both
  his matches.
• In 2001 Hewitt won the US OPEN by winning a match
  against American tennis great Pete Sampras.

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Feeling off-colour

• From the 30th of December, 2001 to the 5th of
  January, 2002, Lleyton Hewitt played in the
  Hopman Cup alongside partner Alicia Molik.
• He had to withdraw when he was diagnosed to
  Chicken Pox.
• He was not able to be a part of the Davis Cup
  team for 2002.

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Bibliography

• http//www.geocities.com/lleytonhewittonline/biogr
  aphy.htm (accessed 25 April, 2003)
• Title picture from http//www.jordan.palo-alto.ca.
  us/staff/lgoldman/public/webdesign5/personal/kevin
  /links.html (accessed 25 April, 2003).