Lleyton Hewitt has reflected on the 20th anniversary of his US Open victory and the scary scenario that unfolded afterwards. 9WWOS
victory and the scary scenario that unfolded merely days later with the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Hewitt departed New York mere hours before one of the biggest moments in history rocked the world - the 9/11 terrorist attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Centre. "We were just in New York and to think that the whole city had changed while we were on that flight when we landed in Australia on the other side of the world.
"So they came out and celebrated with me that evening after I won, because I didn't have a lot of other Aussies over there at the time, and I knew they were doing the tourist things over the next few days. Even though his win was quickly overshadowed by the immense shock and tragedy of 9/11, the US Open final match was among the highlights of Hewitt's career."To get the opportunity to play Pete who at the time was arguably the greatest tennis player we'd seen. He'd won 13 majors I think at that stage in his career and was one of the all time greats."
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