2014 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships - General Discussion Thread

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Hewitt - Groth would be something, wouldn't it? An all-Australian final at an ATP Tour event. How long since that last happened?

Hewitt v Philippoussis at 2003 Scottsdale? Hewitt won 4 and 4.

Even now, 11 years on, whenever we talk about the prospect of an all-Australian final, Hewitt is still in the mix!

 

[stringertom]

Hewitt v Philippoussis at 2003 Scottsdale? Hewitt won 4 and 4.

Even now, 11 years on, whenever we talk about the prospect of an all-Australian final, Hewitt is still in the mix!

The Adelaide title was his first at age 17, making him the third youngest to win an ATP title and he beat Agassi in the SFs to set up the all-Aussie final vs Stoltenberg. 16.5 years ago! That's amazing!

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

Groth/Karlovic, wow how many aces will be hit ?

I can definitely smell at least 2 tie breaks

 

[Team10]

Groth/Karlovic, wow how many aces will be hit ?

I can definitely smell at least 2 tie breaks

With their serves, and their return games, I'm saying at least 50 aces total. I think Groth will take it in 2 tiebreaks.

 

[stringertom]

With their serves, and their return games, I'm saying at least 50 aces total. I think Groth will take it in 2 tiebreaks.

2TBs to 1TB in honor of Jimmy Van Alen!

 

[Russeljones]

Leyton should go to Mars. Only human with enough drive to settle that rock.

 

[marc45]

ceremonies going on now for Hall of Fame...Davenport going in, and Bolletierri

 

[JRAJ1988]

Groth imploded on himself to be broken by the big Dr.

What a nightmare playing Karlovic, he moves like a sloth but serves like a rocket.

 

[jaggy]

The good doctor will play tomorrow

 

[Russeljones]

ceremonies going on now for Hall of Fame...Davenport going in, and Bolletierri

Yep. Mary Pierce got snubbed.

 

[jaggy]

Hewitt comes out on fire, leads 5-1

 

[marc45]

Hewitt rolls Sock in an hour 6-1 6-2

 

[NatF]

Hewitt is in the final! He'll struggle with Dr Ivo but I hope he manages his second title of the year. That was his 126 match win on grass. Incredible.

 

[JRAJ1988]

Wow to be honest I was expecting Sock to win after his good run.

Hewitt demolished him, moved a lot better and Sock was hitting UF's a lot.

Hewitt vs Karlovic, to think 11 years ago at Wimbledon they first played and a massive shock occurred. I guess Karlovic is the favourite though this is Hewitt's 3rd consecutive final at Newport.

I hear a lot of talk about "retirement" for the over 30s crew, why when you're playing well? Dr Ivo is having a great 2014 and Hewitt is playing well in the top 50.

 

[NatF]

Ivo is 4-1 up in the h2h with 3 wins to 0 losses on grass. He's the heavy favorite IMO.

 

[stringertom]

All-Metamucil final...let's hear it for the "boys"!

 

[Down_the_line]

Wow to be honest I was expecting Sock to win after his good run.

Hewitt demolished him, moved a lot better and Sock was hitting UF's a lot.

Hewitt vs Karlovic, to think 11 years ago at Wimbledon they first played and a massive shock occurred. I guess Karlovic is the favourite though this is Hewitt's 3rd consecutive final at Newport.

I hear a lot of talk about "retirement" for the over 30s crew, why when you're playing well? Dr Ivo is having a great 2014 and Hewitt is playing well in the top 50.

Good point, never thought of that! I remember that too. It was probably one of my biggest "WTF just happened" moments as a tennis fan. But then Federer went ahead and won the title and began his GOAT career so it's all good.

 

[Sid_Vicious]

Would like to see Hewitt win the final. It will be tough since Karlovic has pretty much owned him throughout his career.

 

[Rubens]

I put a bet on Karlovic because the bookie at my betting site actually favored Hewitt. Considering my dismal betting track record so far, Hewitt is pretty much guaranteed to win.

 

[Down_the_line]

Singles final:

Lleyton Hewitt[3]
vs.
Ivo Karlovic[2]


Doubles final:

Chris Guccione / Lleyton Hewitt
vs.
Jonathan Erlich / Rajeev Ram


Looks like Hewitt could pull off the singles and doubles titles. That would be pretty cool.

 

[jaggy]

It was socked to him, fnaar fnaar

 

[stringertom]

It was socked to him, fnaar fnaar

Rusty mowed that beanstalk down
Poor Jack tumbled to the ground
If there's a match left in Hewitt
Dr. Ivo will be made into Aussie suet

 

[Crisp]

Yep. Mary Pierce got snubbed.

No one should ever snub pierce all time fave women's player!

 

[Supertegwyn]

I'd love for Hewitt to bag the singles and doubles titles but I think Dr Ivo will be too strong for him.

 

[stringertom]

I'd love for Hewitt to bag the singles and doubles titles but I think Dr Ivo will be too strong for him.

I thought that about Rogi b4 the Brisbane final. Gotta have faith!

 

[Supertegwyn]

Hewitt up an break, leading 4-3.

 

[Nostradamus]

Hewitt rolls Sock in an hour 6-1 6-2

what is wrong with Sock ? I thought he was better than that

 

[Supertegwyn]

Hewitt breaks again to take the first set 6-3

 

[Nostradamus]

if Wimbledon was on old Fast grass, Hewitt would have won Wimbledon 2014, not Novak.

 

[Supertegwyn]

Interesting fact: Hewitt has reached 10 grass court finals, winning all of them but his two at Newport. Will he break the duck here?

 

[Supertegwyn]

Hewitt down 30-40 after some poor play

 

[Supertegwyn]

Hewitt gets broken to give Dr Ivo a 2-1 lead. You have to assume that assures him the second set.

 

[Supertegwyn]

Some strong returns by Hewitt allows him to break back, 2 all.

 

[Supertegwyn]

Easy love hold by Hewitt

 

[Supertegwyn]

Hewitt breaks Karlovic and will serve for his 30th career title and second of the year.

 

[Supertegwyn]

Hewitt double faults to give Dr Ivo a break point

 

[Supertegwyn]

Hewitt takes his foot off the pedal and lets Karlovic right back in it. Poor form.

 

[NatF]

Choking

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

incredible, not counting how many times Hewitt choked the last 2 years (Youzhny at the US open, Mahut in Newport...)

 

[Supertegwyn]

Hewitt goes up 0-30 but can't push any more and Karlovic holds. Hewitt has had his chances but right now Karlovic is winning the important points.

 

[Down_the_line]

Aw come on Lleyton...

 

[Supertegwyn]

Hewitt had many opportunities in that game to take the match but he choked and we head into a tie break

 

[Supertegwyn]

Hewitt sets up a good serve but then just taps a ball into the net to give Karlovic the minibreak.

 

[Supertegwyn]

He gets the minibreak back...

 

[Supertegwyn]

Weak second serve that Karlovic tees off on and gets the minibreak back

 

[Supertegwyn]

Karlovic to serve for the second set a good 20 minutes after Hewitt served for the match.

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

lol 3rd set to start

 

[Supertegwyn]

And Karlovic takes it. Hewitt has had a handful of match points but he just choked then out and let Karlovic back in. This (unfortunately) reminds me of the 2013 final against Mahut. Dr Ivo has to have the advantage now.

 

[NatF]

So annoyed with Hewitt :lol:

Two years in a row he should have won this title. Likewise he should of been in the QF of the USO last year.

 

[President]

So annoyed with Hewitt :lol:

Two years in a row he should have won this title. Likewise he should of been in the QF of the USO last year.

Funny how some players are so mentally tough early in their careers, and then when they approach and pass 30 they are a shadow of their former selves in the mental department. Hewitt is probably the best example, but even Nadal and Djokovic (who was a mental titan in 2011 and most of 2012) aren't nearly as mentally rock-solid as they used to be.