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Hewitt: Roger, Rafa More Major Dominance


Lleyton Hewitt knows what it takes to win majors.

The 37-year-old Hewitt is convinced world No. 1 Rafael Nadal and second-ranked Roger Federer will continue to collect Grand Slam titles in the future.

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Hewitt says reigning Wimbledon champion Federer is nearly invincible on the grass courts of the All England Club and envisions 10-time French Open champion Nadal continuing to rule Roland Garros "in future years."

"I don’t see anyone beating Nadal at Roland Garros in future years,” Hewitt told the media in Estoril where he launched a successful doubles comeback with compatriot Alex de Minaur. "And beating Federer at Wimbledon is also nearly impossible at the moment. Federer surprises me more because he is older and had a very deep moment a couple of years ago in his career.

"A major part of his success is played by his smart way in choosing tournaments to play and that he wants to win."

Hewitt has seen both champions at their best.

The 31-year-old Nadal won seven of 11 meetings with the fiery, fist-pumping Aussie.



Federer owns an 18-9 record against Hewitt and calls his sweep of the 2001 US Open champion in the 2004 Flushing Meadows final perhaps the best match he's ever played.

"My best match ever? One that comes to mind is just maybe under the pressure of a Grand Slam final comes the US Open finals back in 2004 when I beat Hewitt," Federer said at Indian Wells this year. "Beat him 6-0, 7-6, 6-0. I didn't expect that because I had some tougher matches against him in the past.

"And I have only just come to understand maybe how I need to play against him and my game was slowly, but surely having a major impact against him. So that, for me, was a major match at the time."

Phot credit: Tennis Australia

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