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Lleyton Hewitt #17 def. Novak Djokovic #23

6-3 6-1 6-2

Match Information

Date Sep 3, 2006*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Lleyton Hewitt
Score6-3 6-1 6-2
Loser Novak Djokovic
Duration1h 29m
StatLleyton HewittNovak Djokovic
Aces103
Double faults37
First serve %5267
First serve points won %7857
Second serve points won %6837
Break points saved %10045
Break points converted %550
Service points won %7351
Return points won %4927
Total points won %6040

Pre-match Comparison

FieldLleyton HewittNovak Djokovic
Country AUS SRB
Birth dateFeb 24, 1981May 22, 1987
Age2519
Height178188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1723
Ranking points (entering)1,5151,183
Elo (entering)1,9481,891
Career W-L564–2411,122–223
Career earnings$20,890,470$193,469,626
Pre-match H2H
Lleyton Hewitt 0 0 Novak Djokovic

Path

Lleyton Hewitt's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 2006R64 Jan Hernych 6-4 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 2006R128 Albert Montanes 7-5 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

Lleyton Hewitt's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 6, 2006R16 Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Novak Djokovic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 2006R64 Mardy Fish 7-6(5) 6-4 3-6 7-6(3)WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 2006R128 Donald Young 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data