Lleyton Hewitt

Australian tennis player, a Wimbledon champion 2002. From a family of sporting achievers, Lleyton’s dad and uncle played league football and his mom played state netball. His sister Jaslyn became a champion junior tennis player. From the age of four he was hitting the ball consistently over the net, so his folks hired a tennis pro for "Rusty," as he was known. His first pro pay check from the ATP circuit was $US 430 on 8/12/1997, for beating compatriot Jaymon Crabb in a first round event in Perth. Since then, he has won the U.S. Open and the Wimbledon Crown. He is known for his professionalism, killer instinct and speed He grinds his opponents down from the baseline and gets a kick from making his opponents flounder. An avid recreational golfer, Lleyton’s life is filled and bracketed by sports. From the time he was five, he spent up to 12 hours a day on the tennis court. He won his first pro title in 1998 in Adelaide. It was the encouragement he needed to forgo further education and join the ATP tour fulltime. He made his Davis Cup debut in 1999, a "baptism of fire" against talented and more experienced players. He went on to further Davis Cup success, the latest being his emphatic victory over Kuerten in Brazil. He and fellow athlete Kim Clijsters called off their engagement in autumn, 2004. The tennis champ wed Rebecca Cartwright on July 21, 2005 at the Sydney Opera House. Their first child, a daughter named Mia Rebecca Hewitt, was born on November 29, 2005, 01:45 AM AEDT, Sydney, NSW, Australia, according to news report submitted by Sy Scholfield. He retired on 21 January 2016 and became the captain of the Australian team. Link to Wikipedia biography