How This Win Stopped Hewitt Making a Shock Switch to Football

How this win stopped Hewitt making a shock switch to football

An epic Davis Cup win over Roger Federer in 2003 convinced Australian tennis great Lleyton Hewitt to not go ahead with a stunning career change. Two-time grand slam champion Hewitt is one of seven inductees into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

“But at the time, I was actually considering it" - The iconic match which persuaded Lleyton Hewitt to stick with tennis over Aussie rules football

Lleyton Hewitt had a scintillating career on the sport. Amassing two singles Grand Slam titles along with a brace of ATP Final triumphs in 2000 and 2001, he is remembered fondly by many tennis fans, However, this could have been very different if he transferred over to a different sport - Australian...

Hewitt thought about stunning switch from tennis to AFL

An epic Davis Cup win over Roger Federer in 2003 convinced Australian tennis great Lleyton Hewitt to not go ahead with a stunning career change.