Editing Lleyton Hewitt (section)

===2002: Wimbledon victory and No. 1===
[[2002 ATP Tour|2002]] started with disappointment for Hewitt, as he lost in the first round of the [[2002 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]], his home Grand Slam. This was the first time the number 1 seed had lost in the opening round of the Australia Open, although Hewitt was still recovering from [[chickenpox]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2002-01-15 |title=Hewitt broken by 'shocking' Spaniard |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/jan/15/australianopen2002.australianopen |access-date=2024-02-28 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The next few months proved more successful for Hewitt and he cemented his position as the best player in the world by winning three titles: [[SAP Open|San Jose]], [[2002 Pacific Life Open – Men's singles|Indian Wells]] and [[2002 Stella Artois Championships – Singles|Queen's]].<ref name="atpworldtour">{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Lleyton-Hewitt.aspx?t=tf|title=Lleyton Hewitt – Tennis Players – Tennis – ATP World Tour|publisher=atpworldtour.com|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> His victory against [[Andre Agassi]] in the final of San Jose was heralded as one of the greatest matches of the season.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=2002-03-04 |title=Hewitt takes Agassi in classic |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/mar/04/tennis1 |access-date=2024-02-28 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=3-Hour Thriller! Lleyton Hewitt vs Andre Agassi: San Jose 2002 Final Highlights |date=6 March 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpktiu_9i0s |access-date=2024-02-28 |language=en |archive-date=28 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228091814/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpktiu_9i0s |url-status=live }}</ref> He followed his [[2001 US Open – Men's singles|2001 US Open win]] by capturing the [[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]] singles title. He defeated [[Jonas Björkman]], [[Grégory Carraz]], [[Julian Knowle]], [[Mikhail Youzhny]], [[Sjeng Schalken]] and dispatched home favourite [[Tim Henman]] - a rematch of their [[2002 Stella Artois Championships – Singles|recent Queen's final]] - before dominating first-time finalist [[David Nalbandian]] in straight sets in the championship match;<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rookwood |first=Dan |date=2002-07-07 |title=Hewitt wins in straight sets |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/jul/07/wimbledon2002.wimbledon6 |access-date=2024-03-06 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Awesome Hewitt wins Wimbledon |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/wimbledon/2107101.stm |access-date=19 January 2014 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-date=25 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225222640/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/wimbledon/2107101.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-29 |title="Winning The Title Is An Amazing Feeling'' - Lleyton Hewitt On His 2002 Wimbledon Glory |url=https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/winning-the-title-is-an-amazing-feeling-lleyton-hewitt-on-his-2002-wimbledon-glory |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=The Sportsman |language=EN |archive-date=15 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115172204/https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/winning-the-title-is-an-amazing-feeling-lleyton-hewitt-on-his-2002-wimbledon-glory |url-status=live }}</ref> Hewitt lost only two sets (both to Schalken) throughout the championship.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=2002-07-04 |title=Hewitt survives quarter-final scare |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/jul/04/wimbledon2002.wimbledon8 |access-date=2024-03-06 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> His victory reinforced the idea that, although the tournament had tended to be dominated by [[serve-and-volley]]ers, a [[baseliner]] could still triumph on grass (Hewitt was the first 'baseliner' to win the tournament since Agassi in 1992). Hewitt was the last man outside the so-called "[[Big Four (tennis)|Big Four]]" to win Wimbledon until [[Carlos Alcaraz]] in [[Wimbledon 2023|2023]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Gharib |first=Anthony |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/wimb/2023/07/16/novak-djokovic-carlos-alcaraz-wimbledon-mens-final-result/70417922007/ |title=Carlos Alcaraz wins Wimbledon, denies Novak Djokovic record 24th Grand Slam singles title |website=USA Today |date=July 16, 2023 |access-date=July 17, 2023 |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717061050/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/wimb/2023/07/16/novak-djokovic-carlos-alcaraz-wimbledon-mens-final-result/70417922007/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

For his third straight year, he qualified for the year-end Tennis Masters Cup, held in Shanghai, and successfully defended his title by defeating [[Juan Carlos Ferrero]] in the final.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hewitt Captures Masters Cup|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/18/sports/plus-tennis-hewitt-captures-masters-cup.html|work=The New York Times|date=18 November 2002|access-date=20 January 2014|archive-date=26 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226071420/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/18/sports/plus-tennis-hewitt-captures-masters-cup.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Hewitt's win helped him finish the year ranked No. 1 for a second straight year, becoming the seventh man to achieve this feat.<ref>{{Citation |title=How Good Was Prime Lleyton Hewitt 🙌 |date=24 February 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc6yk52qcmw |access-date=2024-02-28 |language=en |archive-date=27 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227205758/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc6yk52qcmw |url-status=live }}</ref>