Rafael Nadal v Lleyton Hewitt - Australian Open 2005 4R | AO Classics

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[marcob]

Being Australian I remember this match so vividly and wanting Hewitt to win so badly. Everytime Nadal hit a winner or got to some ridiculous ball I would say to myself "omg, I hate this Spanish kid" and I was so relieved when Hewitt won. 15 years and 19 slams later and Nadal is my favourite tennis player of all time. I've watched probably every one of his matches since this match. His fight, his spirit, his lefty spin, ridiculous defense and his passion for the game has me hooked. It will be a sad day when he hangs up his racquet. That goes for all of the big 3 actually. What an era.

[vee]

Hewitt told the reports right after this match thay he d be very very surprised if Nadal does not win soon the French Open.

[insanesoul]

The way he controlled anger at 18 years age without breaking racquet while not getting the point he deserved is something many young and old players now should learn

[chavarrie.b]

2005 was the year that I started following this sports legend named Rafa Nadal. No other tennis player has been able to thrill me every time he is on the court.

[abhayjha]

Its a head boggling and crazy fact that its the last major slam in which either of nadal, federer or djokovic failed to reach the final till the 2014 us open.
This domination is unbelievable. What an era for tennis.

[IzakD]

"Should we dress the players we sponsor in the same outfit or give them different ones to be unique?"

Nike: "Yes"

[AdeptMarsupial]

Prime Hewitt was special, I really miss him at this level and I wish I was able to hang with Nadal and Federer for a bit longer. I seriously love this match, these two guys are my all time favourites

[josephballance]

Hewitt was a damn good player. He could beat absolutely anybody when he was on and he never gave up

[thorium]

Hewitt was very fast. Amazing how he tracked down Nadal's shots and grinded him down.

[robertjaros]

Two runners in one game. It would be awesome watch those two guys fighting against each other in their best form.

[zMarcusHD]

crazy how much rafa has improved. watching him now is like watching a different person

[badabing]

This is the Nadal who would go on and win 11 titles in 2005.

[macdiddles]

Hewitt I think will always be an underrated tennis player. His baseline game was viscous

[blahkayonaFriday]

look how much nadal opens his racket face on the forehand side early on in his career

[Eudemoni_]

18 years old, giving the hardest time of his life for the n°3 in the world/ 2 slams winner to beat him, unbelievable.

[rocstone]

I think Nadal learned some important lessons in match play from Hewitt in this match, became a tougher opponent to beat in the months after this mths later he became French Open champ for the 1st time, Beating Federer on the way

[AM-wtqi]

What a match before hawk eye definitely think hewitt had some home support from the line umpires but played well regardless

[Globox]

Lol he was so young
Remember following Safin through this tournament

[fransiscoscaramanga]

i remember watching this match....one thing Hewitt always had was speed.... he was very fast. he was able to track down a lot of Nadal's crosscourt

[FloidMr]

Dear AO, please upload legendary Safin vs. Federer match in HD! Please.