Australia's Lleyton Hewitt is honoured for his career as a two-time grand slam title winner and world number one, inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in the United States.
Career prizemoney: $30.724 million* Came out of retirement to play Davis Cup doubles vs Austria in 2018
"For me, someone that loved to lay it on the line day after day, and got the most out of themselves, I competed as hard as I possibly could on the court every time I took to the court," said Australia's Davis Cup captain and former world number one. Hewitt was elected into the Hall as part of the 2021 class but, due to travel restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic, he was unable to attend the enshrinement ceremony last summer.
In 2001, he became the youngest at 20 years, eight months and 26 days to become the top men's player.
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