MELBOURNE, Sept 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Lleyton Hewitt is taking a
week off after leading Australia to the Davis Cup final at the weekend with
victory over Sweden, Tennis Australia said on Tuesday. During his rest week
Hewitt, the son of a former Australian Rules Football player, will indulge
his first passion and attend the AFL Grand Final on Saturday between the
Brisbane Lions and Essendon.
He will use the Japan Open in Tokyo to work his way back into form for the
Masters Series events in Stuttgart (October 15) and Paris (October 29) before
heading back to Sydney for the Tennis Masters Cup.
Hewitt's team mate Pat Rafter will reluctantly hop on a plane to Europe for
the Stockholm Open on October 22 and the Paris Masters but has said if the
international climate worsened, he might stay put.
Australia's doubles pair Todd Woodbridge and Wayne Arthurs will team up for
the doubles in Tokyo.
Australia will face France in November's Davis Cup showdown -- a re-run of
the 1999 final which Australia won in France.
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Lleyton Hewitt signs autographs in Adelaide after returning
from his US Open win.Lleyton Hewitt's coach, Darren Cahill, believes the US Open champion is in the Andre Agassi mould of grand slam tournament winners.
Cahill likened Hewitt to the American great in that however well he does in the next few years he might win more majors in his late 20s and still be competitive into his 30s.
If the coach is right, Hewitt is set for a glorious career since he has just won his first major at the age of only 20.
"I don't think there's any doubt that if Lleyton continues to approach the grand slams with the same enthusiasm the results will continue," Cahill said.