2 Responses to wb02hewitt_nalbandian

1. Voo de Mar says:

   October 30, 2021 at 2:32 pm

   Points won by each set: | 35-21, 34-26, 32-20 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   25 % Hewitt – 20 of 79
   14 % Nalbandian – 13 of 89

   Nalbandian [32] became the first South American man to play the Wimbledon final of the Open Era, it was his first professional appearance on grass & the first match on Centre Court at Wimbledon! He led 30/15 on Hewitt’s serve at 3-all in the 2nd set – the only moment when it was competitive. [1] Hewitt’s second and last major title even though he was only 21 at the time… the new king of tennis, Federer, lost already in the first round then (to a Slam debutant – Mario Ancic!). Hewitt stated: “It’s an unbelievable feeling. Growing up as a kid back in Australia I always dreamed that some day I was going to be playing for this trophy and I saw Pat Cash do it 15 years ago and to finally get a chance to do it out here, I can’t believe how I’ve played these two weeks. It’s a ripper!” It’s the first Wimbledon in history dominated by baseline exchanges from quarterfinals onwards despite the conditions had been slowed down already in 2001. In 2003 Wimbledon came back to ‘normal’, but since 2004 onwards, serve-and-volley actions have been rare in the latter stages of the tournament.

   Hewitt’s route to his 16th title:
   1 Jonas Bjorkman 6-4, 7-5, 6-1
   2 Gregory Carraz 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-2
   3 Julian Knowle 6-2, 6-1, 6-3
   4 Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-3, 7-5
   Q Sjeng Schalken 6-2, 6-2, 6-7(5), 1-6, 7-5 ☆
   S Tim Henman 7-5, 6-1, 7-5
   W David Nalbandian 6-1, 6-3, 6-2

   ☆ Hewitt saved two mini-match points in the quarterfinal (the same happened when he won his first major – US Open ’01)

   Log in to Reply
2. Voo de Mar says:

   July 28, 2025 at 12:57 pm

   ☆☆ Next time Hewitt and Nalbandian meet, three years later, they are at the same level more or less, and their encounter reflects it

   Log in to Reply