Former Atp No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt will be inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame at next year's Australian Open .
A special ceremony to commemorate Hewitt's momentous occasion will be held at Rod Laver Arena prior to the Australian Open night session on Wednesday, January 24th. Next year's tournament will have a historic Sunday start for its main draw.
The Australian Tennis Hall of Fame was incepted in 1993 and is one of the highest honors bestowed upon Australian tennis players. Inductees are usually recognized with a bronze status that is displayed during the ceremony at Rod Laver Arena before it is mounted in Garden Square at Melbourne Park with that of other Hall of Famers.
The first inductees are undoubtedly the greatest Australian tennis players of all time, those being Rod Laver (the only man to win the Calendar Grand Slam in the Open Era ) and Margaret Court ( winner of...
A special ceremony to commemorate Hewitt's momentous occasion will be held at Rod Laver Arena prior to the Australian Open night session on Wednesday, January 24th. Next year's tournament will have a historic Sunday start for its main draw.
The Australian Tennis Hall of Fame was incepted in 1993 and is one of the highest honors bestowed upon Australian tennis players. Inductees are usually recognized with a bronze status that is displayed during the ceremony at Rod Laver Arena before it is mounted in Garden Square at Melbourne Park with that of other Hall of Famers.
The first inductees are undoubtedly the greatest Australian tennis players of all time, those being Rod Laver (the only man to win the Calendar Grand Slam in the Open Era ) and Margaret Court ( winner of...
- 10/12/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
Paris, June 14 (Ians) World No. 1 Novak Djokovic attributed his comeback in French Open final from two sets down to winning the title to a small break that helped him bury self-doubts.
After losing the first two sets 6-7(6), 2-6, the Serb left the Court Philippe-Chatrier for a break and returned a changed player as he downed fifth-seed Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas to win his second title at Roland Garros as well as his 19th Grand Slam title. Djokovic won the last three sets -- 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
"To be honest, I was never really vocal when I speak to myself. I keep those internal conversations internally in my head," Djokovic said in his post-match media conference.
"There is always two voices inside: one is telling you that you cannot do it, that it is done, it is finished. That voice was pretty strong after that second set.
"I felt that that...
After losing the first two sets 6-7(6), 2-6, the Serb left the Court Philippe-Chatrier for a break and returned a changed player as he downed fifth-seed Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas to win his second title at Roland Garros as well as his 19th Grand Slam title. Djokovic won the last three sets -- 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
"To be honest, I was never really vocal when I speak to myself. I keep those internal conversations internally in my head," Djokovic said in his post-match media conference.
"There is always two voices inside: one is telling you that you cannot do it, that it is done, it is finished. That voice was pretty strong after that second set.
"I felt that that...
- 6/14/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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