‘Whole World Had Changed’ – Lleyton Hewitt Recollected Gruesome 9/11 Experience That Deeply Affected Him

9/11, is a date that is quite difficult for the world to forget. Australian player, Lleyton Hewitt was at the peak of his career. Two days ago, he had just won his first grand slam title at the US Open. Moreover, he was supposed to do a photo shoot at the World Trade Centre on the same date as the attack.

However, it was changed and happened at the Central Station instead.

Lleyton Hewitt had almost done a photo shoot at the World Trade Centre on 9/11

The Australian player had clinched an astounding victory by defeating none other than the tennis legend Pete Sampras. He was on cloud nine and was doing interviews with the media. It was initially planned that he will have a photo shoot at the World Trade Centre on 9/11. However, it got changed, and they did it at the Central Station instead. He said, “It was incredible how it played out.” 

He had boarded a flight to Australia and had noticed that a few air hostesses were crying. But he did not dwell on it a lot. But things changed when he landed in Sydney. Hewitt said, “When we landed in Sydney the pilot came out. He tried to explain as best he could what had happened while we were mid-air on that flight.”

The Australian player stated, “There were bigger things going on in the world.” He could not fathom that the world had changed completely during the time they were in the air. Former world no. 1 said, “It’s a surreal moment.”

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All in all fathoming such information was difficult for the Australian player. He said, “But it was a weird situation for me to be in – to think one minute you couldn’t be happier and then to just know that the whole world had changed.”

Australian players’ performance in 2022

Ashleigh Barty announced her unexpected retirement after winning the Australian Open 2022. But we have seen a rising Australian star on the ATP tour this year. Nick Kyrgios has been performing extremely well on the court. He reached the final of Wimbledon where Novak Djokovic defeated him. He won both singles and doubles categories at the Citi Open.

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Moreover, he defeated the defending champion, Daniil Medvedev, at the US Open before getting defeated by Karen Khachanov in the quarter-finals. Still, there is a lot of hope for the enthusiastic player. Do you think Kyrgios can win a grand slam title soon?