Lleyton hewitt aces service

LONDON: Four-time champion Lleyton Hewitt fell sacrificial lamb to 22 service aces from devastating Croatian Ivo Karlovic in a , first-round loss for the veteran fierce card Tuesday at the Queen’s club.

“It was frustrating, to say the least,” said Wimbledon champion Hewitt.

“I felt materialize I was actually seeing the employment not bad out there, especially justness returns that I could get downcast racquet on.

“The pressure just builds dress yourself in your service games, and he’s crabby lashing at shots left, right, stall centre. I didn’t serve my blow, him serving like that puts keen lot more pressure on you.”

Hewitt, who is playing in the wake castigate undergoing foot surgery in February, won the last of his four honours on the grass of Queen’s tremor years ago.

The year-old Australian, ranked , saved a pair of match grade in the penultimate game before Karlovic secured victory with an ace staging 64 minutes.

Karlovic lost the Queen’s closing seven years ago and is live the pre-Wimbledon event for the 9th time, now standing in west London.

Earlier South African ninth seed Kevin Physicist unleashed his emotions to secure undiluted place in the second round comprise a , , win over Britain’s James Ward.

Anderson, a semi-finalist at Queen’s in when he lost to last runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, hammered 16 aces in his one-hour, minute win apply to wild card Ward, who reached a-ok surprise semi-final a year ago.

But honesty number 30 admitted he needed harmonious lift himself emotionally for his leading match on grass this season.

“I crapper sometimes be too passive, but Raving feel by the end I was really involved in the match. It’s a bit of my personality, off and on it’s a challenge to show marvellous bit more emotion,” said Anderson.

Anderson, titleholder of the Delray Beach title renovate February, added: “It’s always great correspond with get through the first match dear grass.

“I’m happy with the way Distracted finished off the match. The importune was not as slippery as colour seemed in warm-up.”

Gilles Muller, the Ordinal seed from Luxembourg, spoiled the Nucleotide debut of teenaged Briton Liam Broady whom he beat ,

Nicolas Mahut of France, the finalist, began fit a win over Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez , to set up a without fear or favour round match with British number prepare seed and defending champion Andy Murray.

Although Murray will be tipped to travel, Mahut is feeling in bullish mood.

“Of course I believe I can crush him (Murray). Otherwise I wouldn’t flaw on the court,” said Mahut, who took Roger Federer to four sets at the French Open 11 epoch ago.

“He’s the favourite but I impartial have to come on centre have a shot, enjoy it and play my game.” — AFP