That was unforeseen.
Lleyton was playing a very good tournament in Newport to be caught a bit off guard by the world no. 184.
Jan Hernych started strong to win the opening set at the tiebreak, to then succumb to the Australian in 3 sets.
From Hewitt
“He obviously came out of the blocks pretty well and broke me in the first game. To his credit, he surprised me a little bit serve-volleying first and second serves today. He actually dug out a lot of good volleys and covered the net pretty well so it was actually pretty hard to pass him. I felt if I could get that second set then things would turn my way.” Commented Lleyton
Next Vs. Isner
Isner will play the semis against a very good Hewitt. The Australian leads Isner 4-1, but John won the only match they have player on grass. Stats
