Two-time grand slam champion and former No. 1, Lleyton Hewitt, 41, has become the 34th Australian to be inducted into Hall of Fame.
“For me, someone that loved to lay it on the line day after day, and got the most out of themselves, I competed as hard as I possibly could on the court every time I took to the court,” Hewitt told Associated Press. “The fans deserved for us to give everything and go out and compete, and that’s something I prided myself on.”
Hewitt was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2021, but due to travel restrictions did not have the chance to attend the ceremony last year.
“I feel fortunate that I was able to play across different generations, that I was able to be on the same court as my heroes that I looked up to like Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras and then go on and compete against three of the greatest tennis players our sport has ever seen in Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic,” he said.
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