Hewitt inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame

[The Guru]

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/hewitt-newport-2022-tribute

Can't believe there isn't a thread about this. A well deserved honor for my favorite player growing up. A dude who utilized every drop of his talent and embodied the competitive spirit. Loved watching him play and it's a shame injuries cut his prime short. 2 Grand Slams, 2 WTFs, and 2 YE#1s ain't half bad though. Congrats Rusty!

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Long overdue, indeed. Hewitt alone is better than all the 90s-born mugs combined in terms of real quality.

 

[ojo rojo]

Fair play.
Congrats Rusty you bloody mongrel you

 

[NatF]

My guy made it

Heart of a lion.

 

[Mustard]

Very well deserved. Congratulations, Lleyton

 

[ojo rojo]

My guy made it

Heart of a lion.

Moar like a staffy

 

[The Guru]

Post some of your favorite classic Hewitt highlights I'll start:

 

[NatF]

 

[pj80]

 

[Mustard]

 

[Marco Rotim]

Quite late, I thought he already was there.

Li na, Andy Roddick, Mauresmo, all inducted long back, Hewitt should have as well

 

[Mustard]

Quite late, I thought he already was there.

Li na, Andy Roddick, Mauresmo, all inducted long back, Hewitt should have as well

I think you have to be 5 years retired or semi-retired before possible entry.

 

[Marco Rotim]

I think you have to be 5 years retired or semi-retired before possible entry.

Then it is ok.

 

[pj80]

Post some of your favorite classic Hewitt highlights I'll start:

look at this amazing point:

 

[ibbi]

Can't find highlights for these, so...

 

[pj80]

I think you have to be 5 years retired or semi-retired before possible entry.

I remember Hewitt not being liked in his early days...I remember Corretja beefing with him at Masters cup 2000

 

[TMF]

Hewitt was a fierce fighter and a true warrior. Too bad there isn't any player like him on the tour for the past years.

 

[Ombelibable]

Gonna wear my hat in reverse position all day today, in his honour.

 

[Mainad]

Gonna wear my hat in reverse position all day today, in his honour.

That's my 1 beef with him. That he introduced that irritating fashion amongst the men players.

 

[Mustard]

I remember Hewitt not being liked in his early days...I remember Corretja beefing with him at Masters cup 2000

Hewitt had threatened to triple bagel Corretja at the 2000 Australian Open, 6-0, 6-0, 6-1 to Hewitt. Corretja seemed pumped up for every match he had against Hewitt after that.

 

[The Guru]

That's my 1 beef with him. That he introduced that irritating fashion amongst the men players.

Haha why does this bother people so much. I guess you are a Brit and a tennis fan so some poshness is to be expected.

 

[Tennfan123]

Not a fan. But I remember him more fondly than what I experienced him.

 

[BGod]

Incoming:

Moya
Ferrero
Bruegera
del Potro
Cilic
Thiem

And one day, even Kriek.

 

[Mainad]

Haha why does this bother people so much. I guess you are a Brit and a tennis fan so some poshness is to be expected.

Nothing to do with poshness. It just looks naff!

 

[Third Serve]

Hewitt beating GRASSERER at the prestigious fifth Slam, Halle:

Snapped Fed's 29-match winning streak at the tournament. Bamos.

 

[initialize]

And Djokodal fans have the audacity of thinking he was a weak-era mug. I guess today’s era is karma coming back to haunt them

 

[Lozo1016]

Ceremony's on now!

 

[Lozo1016]

They usually have multiple people going in at the same time, right? Hewitt's the only one today?

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

This made me think... Who of the 90s born mugs might end up in the HoF? Med? A sobering thought.

 

[ojo rojo]

Gonna wear my hat in reverse position all day today, in his honour.

I'm struggling to think of another backwards cap donning slam-winner since or even before Hewitt, come to think of it.
Is there another?

 

[mike danny]

Incoming:

Moya
Ferrero
Bruegera
del Potro
Cilic
Thiem

And one day, even Kriek.

The last 3 shouldn't belong.

 

[DSH]

This made me think... Who of the 90s born mugs might end up in the HoF? Med? A sobering thought.

Even if you don't like it, the merits achieved by each one are similar, so unless there is a sudden "Russophobia" on the part of the committee that awards the distinction, Medvedev should enter the Hall of Fame, if Roddick got it, then he should do it, too.
After all, the level to enter de there has been lowered so much, that it should no longer be surprising.

 

[bhpower]

He was a great player, grea fighter.
Of course he was a little lucky by between post Sampras and pre Federer dominations but he was really good.
Although he was a little arrogant and disrespectful when he was dominating in his early days, then he grew up and changed, maybe humbled a little but by his domination lost.
But he had a complete game, only problem was his lack of own power on his shots.
Being in the hall of fame is well deserved!

 

[Fabresque]

The last 3 shouldn't belong.

Won slams in the strongest era of mens tennis lol of course they belong don’t be dumb.

 

[BeatlesFan]

I'm struggling to think of another backwards cap donning slam-winner since or even before Hewitt, come to think of it.
Is there another?

Roddick.

 

[Mustard]

Incoming:

Moya
Ferrero
Bruegera
del Potro
Cilic
Thiem

And one day, even Kriek.

Muster? Kafelnikov?

 

[Lozo1016]

Muster? Kafelnikov?

Kafelnikov got in in 2019 with Mary Pierce and Li Na. I assumed Muster was in, but he's not. I'm kinda surprised. I would've thought winning a slam + 8 Masters would be enough to get someone in?

 

[TheNachoMan]

Hewitt is one of my favorites players to go back and watch. One of my favorites of the Greek Era along with Nalbandian and Safin.

 

[martinezownsclay]

A great and very underappreciated player.

He was unlucky, not only with the emergence of Federer, but also the slowing of the courts starting around then. Which did not benefit him in anyway, particularly with more players only staying back, since while he could play baseline to baseline with the best, this robbed him of some of his biggest advantages like amazing counterpunching vs the all courters, great passing shots on the run, etc.. That plus the third unlucky part, being a serious hip injury in 2006 basically ending his prime for good, when he was still playing quite well up to end of 2005.

 

[Spencer Gore]

He was a very limited player who was fortunate to snap up a couple of slams in the gap between high-performing ATGs. That gap and the slowing of the Wimbledon courts momentarily played into his hands.

And that's before we get to the accusations of racism against him.

 

[Mustard]

He was a very limited player who was fortunate to snap up a couple of slams in the gap between high-performing ATGs. That gap and the slowing of the Wimbledon courts momentarily played into his hands.

And that's before we get to the accusations of racism against him.

 

[Steffi-forever]

Well deserved! I have always enjoyed watching him play. He had pretty groundstrokes.
I remember when he won his first title at Adelaide in 1998 at only 16 years old!

 

[Steffi-forever]

Kafelnikov got in in 2019 with Mary Pierce and Li Na. I assumed Muster was in, but he's not. I'm kinda surprised. I would've thought winning a slam + 8 Masters would be enough to get someone in?

Also Muster has won 44 titles! There is no reason he shouldn’t be in!

 

[RS]

I didn't know he wasn't in it

Anyway well deserved.

 

[adil1972]

1) What is the requirement to be inducted to HoF

2) Does Grand Slams / ATP gives new trophy to past Winner if his original trophy get stollen by thieves for example somebody stole sampras trophies

Thieves steal trophies from former Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras | Tennis | The Guardian

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3) is Coco Gauff sister of Coca Cola

Tennis jokes anyone

 

[juanparty]

Weak era girl

 

[Hitman]

Well done to Hewitt. Fantastic player.

 

[mike danny]

Won slams in the strongest era of mens tennis lol of course they belong don’t be dumb.

Thiem didn't win a slam in the strongest era of men's tennis. And on top of that, they were never no.1.