Lleyton Hewitt
Aug 20 2007, Som

Legions of his die-hard fans probably thought Roger Federer just needed to pick up the racquet and walk into the court to get past Lleyton Hewitt. In the end, Federer did win his battle against the plucky Australian but had no qualms in admitting that he.

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