Ivan Dodig did the same (against a much better playing Novak in 2011 AO).
Hewitt was a downward spiral at the time (since 2006 actually) but that was hardly the year in which Novak played his best grasscourt tennis either.
It's more a case of Djokovic not getting any respect here. The poll could have asked "Who would win: Prime Henman or Prime Djokovic at Wimbledon" and Djokovic would still lose in the poll.
At Wimbledon? I don't see that much difference tbh. Federer of 2012 would have beaten him 4 sets both years most probably.
Good one.
I see what you did there
Trust me it was even less "prettier" before this thread got bumped! Haha I know cuz i was sticking around for long enough now...nobody gave a single vote to Hewitt ever since! LOL It just stayed at 50 ever since this got bumped! While Djokovic got like 8 or 10 votes already!
Now that's just sad. Lol. It amazes me how many people on this board have underrated Djokovic on grass for years. I actually thought Hewitt was good on grass but lucked up with one of the softest draws in that last 20 years.
Draw was soft but he wasn't lucky. He underperformed on grass in 00-01 after showing great play at Queen's - though he was only 19-20 years old. In 2002 he was very good aside from a pushy match versus Schalken, not an unworthy winner at all.
They call it luck of the draw. Lol. So to me it was some luck involved.
I think Hewitt was really good on grass but quite overrated because of his wins against Sampras at Queens. Sampras notoriously played possum in matches at Queens even at his peak and then when the big show came around, Wimbledon, he put them all in their place. I didn't imply he was an unworthy winner since he won 7 matches and got the title.
Hewitt beat pretty much everyone on grass across his career - of course not all of them in slams but still. He's probably underrated everywhere IMO.They call it luck of the draw. Lol. So to me it was some luck involved.
Not overrated outside of TTW but maybe underrated outside of here. I can agree with that.
Djoker has lost a lot of hypothetical struggles on TTW. He is great only in real matches.
hey wait thats illegal
Mods probably saw @Enceladus's complaint and... restored it???
They both won on 100% rye.
Then I stand corrected. Nole would win all.
Lol. He could push Djokovic at his peak though possibly even beat him in a BO3.
on grass Hewitt no doubt .Both Wimbledon champions, but that's Novak's only grass title and he's questionable on the surface, whereas Hewitt has multiple grass titles and enjoys the surface.
Discuss.
I think Hewitt might be better against the field or some fields on the old grass. I dont think he beats Djokovic in the head to head match up though. Business would be conducted almost exclusively from the baseline, and I see Hewitt having a hard time beating Djokovic period in that scenario.
