Leyton Hewitt has caused the biggest in Wimbledon so far this year, beating Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets with a score of 6-3 7-5 7-5. Del Potro, seeded number 5 at the tournament, was seen as somewhat of a threat to Roger Federer’s sixth title quest this year, along with Andy Murray. However, Hewitt, a former Wimbledon champion himself, had other plans.

Right from the start, the Australian some have nicknamed “the mongrel” because of his scrappy play, dictated the play. He was his old self on Centre Court running after every ball and making
his opponent earn points rather than giving it to them for free through errors. And, taking advantage of del Potro’s height, he used more of his sliced returns to make the ball bounce low. The strategy payed off as the Argentinian had a hard time across the net. True, he showed flashes of brilliance with booming returns and played the lines with his huge serves but Leyton’s scrappy play dictated almost every point.

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