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Lleyton Glynn Hewitt was born on the 24th of November 1981. He is a professional Australian tennis player and a former number one ranked player. In the year 2001 Hewitt became the youngest ever tennis player to at the age of twenty to be ranked number one in the world. His career achie﻿vements include 2001 U.S champion, 2002 Wimbledon champion and back to back Tennis Masters champion. Hewitt plays a defensive baseline counterattacker. He like to stay at the baseline. Hewitt loves to volley his opponent. He has the best overhead smash. Tennis Magazine put Lleyton in 34th place of 40 of the best tennis players of all time. =====

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= Awards =

2003– Most Popular South Australian
= Biography =

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