Lleyton Hewitt will not retire in foreseeable future – Tennis News
Former world number one, Lleyton Hewitt, is all set to play tennis for a longer period of time. He has clearly dismissed the news about his retirement and plans to last a lot longer than what his critics expects. He is not
considering his retirement any time sooner and is looking to make a mark once again with his cracking display of all-round shots in 2012.
Criticising all the retirement talks, Hewitt said, “Retirement talks have been around since I was 26, because I was a 10-year veteran by then, so for me it's just a load of rubbish. I go out there and do my job and I'm fortunate
that I'm in a sport that I can choose when I want to stop when the time is right.”
Hewitt was considered to be just one injury away from retirement but he thrashed all those who were booming the news about his departure. He was even more enthusiastic to perform at the age of 30 and stated: “I'm probably
more motivated now than even a couple of years ago really. Sometimes you just go through the motions a little bit I think, and you take everything for granted.”
There is no doubt that people just need a glimpse of downfall in the game play and they start gossiping about the retirement plans of a player. Same happened with Swiss maestro, Roger Federer, when he lost his number one
rank to Spanish tennis ace, Rafael Nadal. Players need motivation and concentration at this point of their careers and no wonder the skilled ones do get their game play out of the slump to reclaim their vintage form once again.
Aging factor definitely affects the performance of a player, especially in the sport of tennis but the old classic saying ‘form is temporary but class is permanent’ proved itself at the season-ending Barclays ATP (Association
of Tennis Professionals) World Tour Finals; Roger Federer showed his class and proved that he is still the best performer of the world, winning the coveted title for a record sixth time in London earlier this year.
Hewitt has a chance to reclaim his throne and prove to the world that he can still come up with some eye-startling performances. New season kicks-off at Hopman Cup for Hewitt and he is all fired up to shut all those critics
who think that his career is on the verge of retirement. The tournament commences from 31st December and will definitely help the wildcard entrant to prepare for the first Grand Slam title of the year, the Australian Open starting January
16th.
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