Rivalries Lleyton Hewitt

1 rivalries

1.1 hewitt vs federer
1.2 hewitt vs roddick
1.3 hewitt vs argentinian players

rivalries

hewitt vs federer

hewitt , roger federer played each other on 27 occasions. in careers, hewitt dominated federer, winning 7 of first 9 meetings, including victory 2 sets down in 2003 davis cup semifinal, allowed australia defeat switzerland. however, 2004 onward, federer dominated rivalry, winning 16 of last 18 meetings finish 18–9 overall head-to-head record. hewitt s longest rivalry these 2 first played each other juniors in 1996. met in 1 grand slam final, 2004 open final, federer won first open title in lopsided encounter in federer won first , third sets 6–0 , second set on tiebreak. federer met hewitt @ 6 of grand slam tournaments in lifted trophy, including 5 of triumphs between 2004 , 2005. last meeting @ 2014 brisbane international, hewitt triumphed on federer in 3 sets, first title since 2010, when beat federer halle title.

hewitt , federer teamed in men s doubles @ wimbledon in 1999. got third round before losing jonas björkman , pat rafter.

hewitt vs roddick

hewitt s second longest rivalry against american andy roddick, in 2 played on 14 occasions. on, hewitt dominated rivalry, 6 wins first 7 meetings. 1 of wins included five-set victory @ 2001 open, tournament in hewitt captured first singles grand slam title. in later years, roddick began dominate hewitt, rivalry finishing @ 7 wins each.

hewitt vs argentinian players

a rivalry , feud between hewitt , argentinian tennis players began @ 2002 wimbledon final hewitt defeated argentina s david nalbandian in straight sets. rivalry hit boiling point in 2005 on series of matches spread between 2005 australian open , 2005 davis cup quarterfinals between australia , argentina. in third round of 2005 australian open hewitt faced argentinian juan ignacio chela in hewitt fired chela over-zealous celebrations chela s unforced errors, causing argentinian spit @ hewitt during change of ends. hewitt face david nalbandian in quarterfinals on australia day hewitt coming out victorious 10–8 in fifth set. later in 2005 hewitt face guillermo coria in davis cup quarterfinals, rivalry flare up, however, die down following year in 2006 davis cup semifinals, argentina came out victorious 5–0 on hewitt , australians.