Editing Lleyton Hewitt (section)

===2001: US Open title, Masters Cup trophy, No. 1===
Hewitt started off the [[2001 ATP Tour|2001 season]] well by winning the title in [[2001 Adidas International – Men's singles|Sydney]].<ref name="theherald">{{cite news|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/1236710/lleyton-hewitt-retrospective/|title=Lleyton Hewitt: Retrospective|work=Newcastle Herald|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> He went on to win back-to-back tournaments in [[2001 Stella Artois Championships – Singles|Queen's]] and [[2001 Heineken Trophy – Men's singles|'s-Hertogenbosch]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2002-05-02 |title=Hewitt heads Queen's Club entries |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/1964366.stm |access-date=2024-03-05 |language=en-GB |archive-date=1 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601001100/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/1964366.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He captured his first Grand Slam singles title at the [[2001 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], comprehensively defeating former world No. 1 [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] in the semi-finals, and four-time champion [[Pete Sampras]] the next day in straight sets (7-6, 6-1, 6-1).<ref>{{cite web|title=Hewitt has the answer|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/2001/us_open/news/2001/09/09/usopen_sunday_ap/#more|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110808172705/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/2001/us_open/news/2001/09/09/usopen_sunday_ap/#more|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 August 2011|publisher=CNN|date=9 September 2001|access-date=19 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-09-09 |title=Hewitt destroys Sampras dream |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2001/us_open_tennis/1534676.stm |access-date=2024-03-05 |language=en-GB |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423123746/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2001/us_open_tennis/1534676.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> This win made Hewitt the most recent male player to win a Grand Slam singles and doubles title during his career. The Australian went on to win the [[2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles|Tokyo Open]],<ref name="news24">{{cite web|url=http://www.news24.com/xArchive/Archive/Hewitt-wins-in-Japan-20011007|title=Hewitt wins in Japan|publisher=news24.com|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=28 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928235816/http://www.news24.com/xArchive/Archive/Hewitt-wins-in-Japan-20011007|url-status=live}}</ref> and he again qualified for the year-end [[2001 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles|Tennis Masters Cup]], held in Sydney. During the tournament, Hewitt won all matches in his group;<ref>{{cite news |author= Neil Harman |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/atptour/3016852/Masters-Cup-Hewitt-heads-for-peak-as-Rafter-falls-to-earth.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/atptour/3016852/Masters-Cup-Hewitt-heads-for-peak-as-Rafter-falls-to-earth.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Masters Cup: Hewitt heads for peak as Rafter falls to earth |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=14 November 2001 |access-date=19 January 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> with his round-robin victory against [[Pat Rafter]], Hewitt secured the [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Year-end No. 1 players|year-end world No. 1]] ranking for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nitto ATP Finals 50th Anniversary: Hewitt Soars In Sydney And Shanghai {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/hewitt-nitto-atp-finals-50-year-history-2020 |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=ATP Tour |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225091403/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/hewitt-nitto-atp-finals-50-year-history-2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Hewitt went on to defeat [[Sébastien Grosjean]] in the final to take the title and cement his position as the [[World number 1 ranked male tennis players|world number one]].<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/nov/19/tennis.richardevans |title=Lleyton Hewitt wins the Masters Cup |work=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=8 April 2015 |archive-date=6 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206222551/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/nov/19/tennis.richardevans |url-status=live }}</ref>