Another injury might put Lleyton Hewitt’s career in jeopardy – Tennis News
Former world number one, Lleyton Hewitt of Australia, is making a comeback from a career-threatening foot injury and is unsure about how long his comeback might last this time. One of the tennis legends, Ken Rosewall, has cited
that the Australian is merely one injury away from wrapping up his illustrious career.
Hewitt’s foot injury has already taken huge toll out of the former Grand Slam champion and might also restrain him from taking part in the Australian open next month. The Aussie took part in merely 20 matches in the 2011 season,
having sidelined for most of the year by his agonizing foot wound.
His only victory over a top-40 player this season came in March and after suffering 11 defeats from his opponents, Hewitt has fallen to 186th spot in the South African Airways ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals)
World Rankings by the year end. Once most feared opponent on all types of courts, Hewitt is languishing way down in the rankings and training to get back his vintage form.
Hewitt’s went under multiple surgery in April, two rounds of hip surgery and a knee scope and several other ankle and wrist operations, has left less in the former world number one to continue playing for a longer time.
Rosewall believes one more injury to Hewitt shall draw curtains to the career of 30-year-old Australian. The Australian has reported to have said that he desires to carry on playing the sport he has always followed so passionately
but Rosewall thinks he hasn’t got enough steam left in him to keep him moving in the future. Hewitt will turn 31 in February and Rosewall is of the view that the father of three won’t be able to carry another major injury at hits stage of his career and might
have to put his tennis voyage to an end.
“If he does get too many other serious niggling injuries, I'd imagine he'd have to give it a miss," Rosewall said. "He has been unlucky that he has come up with these injuries, but maybe that's because of certain elements. I think
he's the kind of player who would like to continue playing but if he has any number of bad losses, in his own mind, he's going to figure it out that it's not doing him much good.”
Hewitt has been awarded a wildcard entry to the Australian Open but the former world number one is worried about his physical fitness to be a part of the mega event next month. His campaign at the Grand Slam Down Under will determine
how much steam the Australian has left in his game to carry on playing.
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