This is not about who is number 1 you fools, it is about sportsmanship. I am not saying that he is a bad person off-court, but on court he is sometimes questionable and there are many things negative said about him by many different people, just to point that out.
You cant call any player in the modern era crap when they been number 1. He never had the power or the height of all the other top players yet he still made it to number 1. He made through sheer guts and determination and chased down every ball like it was his last. The cmon thing is to get him pumped and the crowd envolved. Also the hand movement to his face is a got to be focused gesture. Its not rude or aimed at anyone. What blake did was rude and to be quite honest insulting. USA all the way
@mightycardetailing Blake applauded Hewitt's lob winner..then Hewitt responds by turning his back and doing his Cmon fist pump...I think it's perfectly fair of Blake after hitting a great backhand winner off his serve to do the cmon back in his face. Grow a pair of balls pal.
Hewitt does not suck, he is a TWO time GRAND SLAM CHAMPION AND he was world no 1 for 2 Years. It is amazing just to WIN ONE Grand Slam. There are so many talented players out there who have NOT WON any e.g., david ferrer, andy murray, berdych, monfils, gasquet etc. Hewitt played a brilliant match against djokovic in the 2012 Australian open, considering he was injured, tired, has been through so many surgeries and NOT TO MENTION taking injections before every match, to reduce the pain.
@wisegrasshopper9 ALSO for those who say that novak gave him the set. Thats a load of rubbish hewiit deserved that set he worked hard for it. Novak did not play as well as he could of that match because HEWITT DID NOT LET HIM!!!! he put him under pressure & played well. ALSO novak is in his PRIME, were as HEWITT is in His last leg. SO if HEWITT WAS IN HIS PRIME NOW HE WOULD HAVE WON. BECAUSE HE NEVER GIVES UP, HE FIGHTS RIGHT UP TILL THE LAST POINT. which is a VERY ADMIRABLE QUALITY ABOUT HIM
fuck the hewitt haters yous are all just jealous cunts. hewitt atleast has titles to his name unlike blake. yeah hewitt was arrogant back when he was world number 1 but who wouldnt be?? your 21 years old and the best you have every right to be arrogant and cocky. these last cpl of years though hes remained quite and just plays his games u know. and his trademark CMON!! is iconic and gets the crowd pumped. hewit is the greatest tennis player we've ever had. until tomic wins titles its hewitt
@DonLaver3869 At least he has two slams...Blake has fuck all. But he is too arrogant you're right. He's a bit like McEnroe because it became part of his game.
@ForeverMan91 Oh please tell me how long he stayed at number 4.
Please just tell me that. And as of today, he is number 63. And he is so far from the level of the current number 4, who is Murray. If he got to number 4 it's because he was in a era when the level of tennis was way lower than now. Same for Roddick. And I know that he is better than "just hitting hard", but that's his main quality and you can't deny it. Even him says so. He did try to play less hard and more accurate and it failed.
@GiveMeThatMango so 2 almost two full years in the top ten isn't good enough for you? You are a fucking moron. in an "era where tennis was weaker"??? Fed and Nadal were still there, idiot, some may say in their prime. What an incredibly misinformed moron you are. why don't you follow tennis a bit more outside the top 3 players and learn something.
@ForeverMan91 I'm pretty sure he didn't stay for no.4 for 2 years. that is impossible. He got to number 4 at the end of the 2006 and he fell out of the top 10 in the beginning of 2007, either in Austalia or at Roland Garros, i don't remember. After that, he went downhill. And stop insulting me for no reason lol you sound deseperate. All I was saying is that he only wins because of his power. That is good, but not enough. Top 10 players have so many qualities, they don't just focus on one.
@GiveMeThatMango I said TOP TEN for 2 years idiot...Read please...and if you want to fact check, go look at his profile on atp to confirm. he got into top ten in early 2006 and with the exception of 2 months at around 13-15, was in top ten until early 2009. And yes he is powerful, as are Many players. You don't get those results with just power..you need a lesson in tennis pal.
@ForeverMan91 And I never said Blake wasn't good. But you need to see the difference between good and great. Top 10 players are great all around the court. They have good strokes on the forehand AND backhand, not like Blake. Great players are able to win on grass, clay and hard, not like Blake. Great players can play from the baseline and at the net, not like Blake. Great players have a perfect mix of control, power, and spin, not like Blake.That's all I was trying to say.
@K8B324 cos blake was applauding his shot, hewitt didnt even look at him just turned around to his box and started screaming come on, also may have somert to do with him being racist to him at us open
@irfanulhaq1 It wasn't proved Hewitt did make those comments. Innocent till proven guilty. Anyway at least Hewitt actually won slams, what did Blake do in his career?
@MetalMachineManiac Nobody's going to prove that the comments were said, all we have is Blake's word, and hes one of the most honest guys to ever play the game. Hewitt had the better career, but he's still an asshole and just a rude person.
@BrotherTree1 hewitt is not the only guy, who is vocal in a tennis match, roger shouts c´mon, murray shout´s c´mon, roddick shouts c´mon!, yeeeaaah! rafa shout´s vamos, fernando gonzalez, shout´s vamos and the list goes on..it´s just their competitive fire/intensity, talking.
@BrotherTree1 Lleyton Hewitt has the best attitude any sportsman can have. He is an amazing role model for kids just never gives up and plays against the odds. He seems obnoxious only because he lives to compete. It's called fighting spirit.
@c3vzn So what's your point? To have a great fighting spirit, it doesn't necessary mean you HAVE to act like a complete jerk. You don't see someone like Fed or Rafa celebrating an opponents errors (even double faults for crying out loud) or turn their back on their opponents and celebrate like crazy after a good point. Sorry mate, but attitude/behaviour and fighting qualities are completely different agendas. Hewitt is just a sore winner in my eyes.
@BrotherTree1 I made my point. That's just how he expresses himself and pumps himself up. He doesn't celebrate an opponent's error, he celebrates that he won a point. I find it pretty staggering that you still can't appreciate a man who has essentially carried Australia's tennis hopes for the last decade and a half.
@c3vzn Yeah well, sorry to say man, although as an Aussie myself, I do admire his grit and determination and the hopes he's been carrying for the country for a long time. But let's not forget that sportsmanship also plays a huge part in the sport. It really does say alot about whether someone is liked or not; based on attitude and behaviour. Why else is he shunned by others? I'm not the only one mate, look around.
@BrotherTree1 He divides opinion for sure, but he isn't shunned by everyone. There are others who are defending him in the comments. I can tell you this, Hewitt is held in very high regard by a number of top players such as Novak, Rafa and Roger not just because of his fighting capabilities but also sportsmanship. Yelling c'mon and keeping up intensity maybe annoying for you and others but it isn't unsportsmanlike.
Hewitt = Champion. Simple as that.
KidAinaVeyron 6 days ago
Hewitt only behaves silly infront of his home court fans, cos it excites them, when Hewitt does the common Australia does it with him.
holl01 2 weeks ago
Hewitt in his prime was alot better than federer will ever be
ninepointzero 3 weeks ago
@ninepointzero i hope you are kidding with this statement. 16 grand slams vs. 2 grand slams
njersey165 3 weeks ago
@ninepointzero hahaha
ssj9997 2 weeks ago
This is not about who is number 1 you fools, it is about sportsmanship. I am not saying that he is a bad person off-court, but on court he is sometimes questionable and there are many things negative said about him by many different people, just to point that out.
kelman221 3 weeks ago
hewitts the bestttt
spencercharlie81 3 weeks ago
hey hey hey, back off, Hewitt is a sick player and has got a mad on-court attitude, stop hating
malvinfranchesky 3 weeks ago
What's with the hate on hewitt?
tangenii 3 weeks ago
Why are they 8-8??
lorpira 3 weeks ago
hewitt's a racist, too bad blake didn't really amount to much
cbarrett34 4 weeks ago
Hewitt > blake
Mycommentsgethumbsup 1 month ago
You cant call any player in the modern era crap when they been number 1. He never had the power or the height of all the other top players yet he still made it to number 1. He made through sheer guts and determination and chased down every ball like it was his last. The cmon thing is to get him pumped and the crowd envolved. Also the hand movement to his face is a got to be focused gesture. Its not rude or aimed at anyone. What blake did was rude and to be quite honest insulting. USA all the way
mightycardetailing 1 month ago 7
@mightycardetailing Blake applauded Hewitt's lob winner..then Hewitt responds by turning his back and doing his Cmon fist pump...I think it's perfectly fair of Blake after hitting a great backhand winner off his serve to do the cmon back in his face. Grow a pair of balls pal.
ForeverMan91 2 days ago
@CJxGROVEst I have heaps of respect for him as i have been watching him since he was 17 .
R34GTRR35 1 month ago
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Hewitt does not suck, he is a TWO time GRAND SLAM CHAMPION AND he was world no 1 for 2 Years. It is amazing just to WIN ONE Grand Slam. There are so many talented players out there who have NOT WON any e.g., david ferrer, andy murray, berdych, monfils, gasquet etc. Hewitt played a brilliant match against djokovic in the 2012 Australian open, considering he was injured, tired, has been through so many surgeries and NOT TO MENTION taking injections before every match, to reduce the pain.
wisegrasshopper9 1 month ago
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@wisegrasshopper9 ALSO for those who say that novak gave him the set. Thats a load of rubbish hewiit deserved that set he worked hard for it. Novak did not play as well as he could of that match because HEWITT DID NOT LET HIM!!!! he put him under pressure & played well. ALSO novak is in his PRIME, were as HEWITT is in His last leg. SO if HEWITT WAS IN HIS PRIME NOW HE WOULD HAVE WON. BECAUSE HE NEVER GIVES UP, HE FIGHTS RIGHT UP TILL THE LAST POINT. which is a VERY ADMIRABLE QUALITY ABOUT HIM
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wisegrasshopper9 1 month ago
If you Fuckers out there that hate Hewitt had an ounce of his determination , you would respect him more .
R34GTRR35 1 month ago 4
fuck the hewitt haters yous are all just jealous cunts. hewitt atleast has titles to his name unlike blake. yeah hewitt was arrogant back when he was world number 1 but who wouldnt be?? your 21 years old and the best you have every right to be arrogant and cocky. these last cpl of years though hes remained quite and just plays his games u know. and his trademark CMON!! is iconic and gets the crowd pumped. hewit is the greatest tennis player we've ever had. until tomic wins titles its hewitt
CiMBoMTurkiye93 1 month ago
hewitt>blake
ekall100 1 month ago
I like James Blake, the musician.
ColorfulHyena 1 month ago 4
ok everybody lets just face hewitts fucking huge. huge emotion lets go
ostrand006 1 month ago
Great blake. hate Hewitt
MrRogerfederer13 2 months ago
@jblake42 ....right....
Globox822 2 months ago
who gives a shit, two shit player from the worst era in modern tennis history
Globox822 2 months ago
FUCK HEWITT
jblake42 2 months ago
Hewitt is a son of a bitch, a racist and fucking disrespectful player, you should have his legs broken so the tennis could be better
DonLaver3869 2 months ago
@DonLaver3869 At least he has two slams...Blake has fuck all. But he is too arrogant you're right. He's a bit like McEnroe because it became part of his game.
hattrickster33 1 month ago
lol blake was actually clapping hewitt for his nice volley >.> dam hewitt
MrAmon1995 2 months ago
first time i see so many negative comments about hewitt, I thought he was one of the most appreciated players ever
69wiwi69 2 months ago
@69wiwi69 Umm, no, a well-known tool of the tour.
JonnySV 2 months ago
Blake last time i checked you were NEVER number 1 and you NEVER won a major. Grow back the long hair James; at least when you had hair you had game.
jlistetson 2 months ago
@jlistetson
His game got better after he went bald though...
tokinblckgie 2 months ago
@jlistetson ahahhaa, nice
ekall100 1 month ago
haha that is funny
mrSnakeeye20 2 months ago
lol
Eternalover78 2 months ago
Hewitt is so arrogant.
3timeMVPNash 3 months ago
badass blake
nice
mrSnakeeye20 3 months ago 5
hewitt, CLOWN
germanch00 4 months ago 28
@germanch00 I'd like to see YOU win two slams if Hewitt is such a clown. If we're going by that than Blake is the real clown because he has NO SLAMS.
hattrickster33 2 months ago
@germanch00 hewitt, AWESOME
harrycarlton08 2 months ago
@germanch00 yes, clown like nadal
alexandervantiesto 2 weeks ago
@alexandervantiesto if you think so, good for you (?)
germanch00 1 week ago
@germanch00 hewitt & nadal are very very similar players, both are stupid clowns
alexandervantiesto 1 week ago
@alexandervantiesto yeah,and you are another one
163jlg 1 week ago
@alexandervantiesto and blake is a gorilla who only wins because he hits incredibly hard
GiveMeThatMango 4 days ago
@GiveMeThatMango hey man FUCK YOU ... james is such a nice guy and its better to hits ball incredibly hard than stupid slow tennis :D FUCK YOU
jblake42 3 days ago
@jblake42 stfu
GiveMeThatMango 2 days ago
@GiveMeThatMango heyy fuck off go to the hall mf
jblake42 2 days ago
@GiveMeThatMango heyy fuck off go to the hall mf
jblake42 2 days ago
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jblake42 2 days ago
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@GiveMeThatMango heyy fuck off go to the hell mf
jblake42 2 days ago
@GiveMeThatMango Blake was a great player. You don;'t get to number 4 in the world from just hitting hard, you stupid ugly cunt.
ForeverMan91 2 days ago
@ForeverMan91 Oh please tell me how long he stayed at number 4.
Please just tell me that. And as of today, he is number 63. And he is so far from the level of the current number 4, who is Murray. If he got to number 4 it's because he was in a era when the level of tennis was way lower than now. Same for Roddick. And I know that he is better than "just hitting hard", but that's his main quality and you can't deny it. Even him says so. He did try to play less hard and more accurate and it failed.
GiveMeThatMango 2 days ago
@GiveMeThatMango so 2 almost two full years in the top ten isn't good enough for you? You are a fucking moron. in an "era where tennis was weaker"??? Fed and Nadal were still there, idiot, some may say in their prime. What an incredibly misinformed moron you are. why don't you follow tennis a bit more outside the top 3 players and learn something.
ForeverMan91 2 days ago
@ForeverMan91 I'm pretty sure he didn't stay for no.4 for 2 years. that is impossible. He got to number 4 at the end of the 2006 and he fell out of the top 10 in the beginning of 2007, either in Austalia or at Roland Garros, i don't remember. After that, he went downhill. And stop insulting me for no reason lol you sound deseperate. All I was saying is that he only wins because of his power. That is good, but not enough. Top 10 players have so many qualities, they don't just focus on one.
GiveMeThatMango 2 days ago
@GiveMeThatMango I said TOP TEN for 2 years idiot...Read please...and if you want to fact check, go look at his profile on atp to confirm. he got into top ten in early 2006 and with the exception of 2 months at around 13-15, was in top ten until early 2009. And yes he is powerful, as are Many players. You don't get those results with just power..you need a lesson in tennis pal.
ForeverMan91 2 days ago
@ForeverMan91 You need a lesson you stupid ugly cunt, you idiot, you moron
GiveMeThatMango 2 days ago
@ForeverMan91 And I never said Blake wasn't good. But you need to see the difference between good and great. Top 10 players are great all around the court. They have good strokes on the forehand AND backhand, not like Blake. Great players are able to win on grass, clay and hard, not like Blake. Great players can play from the baseline and at the net, not like Blake. Great players have a perfect mix of control, power, and spin, not like Blake.That's all I was trying to say.
GiveMeThatMango 2 days ago
@GiveMeThatMango I dont want to argue with some arrongant american idiot like you. you just got blocked.
GiveMeThatMango 2 days ago
james the best
jblake42 4 months ago 7
Cmon Blake, y would u stoop to that level? I thought u were a class act.
K8B324 8 months ago
@K8B324 cos blake was applauding his shot, hewitt didnt even look at him just turned around to his box and started screaming come on, also may have somert to do with him being racist to him at us open
irfanulhaq1 7 months ago 2
@irfanulhaq1 It wasn't proved Hewitt did make those comments. Innocent till proven guilty. Anyway at least Hewitt actually won slams, what did Blake do in his career?
MetalMachineManiac 3 months ago
@MetalMachineManiac Nobody's going to prove that the comments were said, all we have is Blake's word, and hes one of the most honest guys to ever play the game. Hewitt had the better career, but he's still an asshole and just a rude person.
BasteReginald 2 months ago 3
@K8B324 The real question is, how can anyone like Hewitt's on-court attitude?
BrotherTree1 3 months ago 36
@BrotherTree1 I dont but his game pretty much makes it up for me.
DIANAROSS4EVER 2 months ago
@BrotherTree1 hewitt is not the only guy, who is vocal in a tennis match, roger shouts c´mon, murray shout´s c´mon, roddick shouts c´mon!, yeeeaaah! rafa shout´s vamos, fernando gonzalez, shout´s vamos and the list goes on..it´s just their competitive fire/intensity, talking.
extradutyfelt1 2 months ago
@BrotherTree1 I think Koellerer can respect it....
JMSadmirer 1 month ago
@BrotherTree1 Lleyton Hewitt has the best attitude any sportsman can have. He is an amazing role model for kids just never gives up and plays against the odds. He seems obnoxious only because he lives to compete. It's called fighting spirit.
c3vzn 2 weeks ago
@c3vzn So what's your point? To have a great fighting spirit, it doesn't necessary mean you HAVE to act like a complete jerk. You don't see someone like Fed or Rafa celebrating an opponents errors (even double faults for crying out loud) or turn their back on their opponents and celebrate like crazy after a good point. Sorry mate, but attitude/behaviour and fighting qualities are completely different agendas. Hewitt is just a sore winner in my eyes.
BrotherTree1 2 weeks ago
@BrotherTree1 I made my point. That's just how he expresses himself and pumps himself up. He doesn't celebrate an opponent's error, he celebrates that he won a point. I find it pretty staggering that you still can't appreciate a man who has essentially carried Australia's tennis hopes for the last decade and a half.
c3vzn 2 weeks ago
@c3vzn Yeah well, sorry to say man, although as an Aussie myself, I do admire his grit and determination and the hopes he's been carrying for the country for a long time. But let's not forget that sportsmanship also plays a huge part in the sport. It really does say alot about whether someone is liked or not; based on attitude and behaviour. Why else is he shunned by others? I'm not the only one mate, look around.
BrotherTree1 2 weeks ago
@BrotherTree1 Totally agree! :)
skateandtennis 2 weeks ago
@BrotherTree1 He divides opinion for sure, but he isn't shunned by everyone. There are others who are defending him in the comments. I can tell you this, Hewitt is held in very high regard by a number of top players such as Novak, Rafa and Roger not just because of his fighting capabilities but also sportsmanship. Yelling c'mon and keeping up intensity maybe annoying for you and others but it isn't unsportsmanlike.
c3vzn 2 weeks ago 3