The Serve

Lleyton Hewitt in five sets

Lleyton Hewitt has become the king of the fifth set in recent years, building an impressive collection of scalps. Here they are in detail

5th set record:

25-9

(Last 16: 14-2)

From 2 sets down:

4

From 2-1 sets dn:

15

2007

Win/Loss

Davis Cup

Relegation

Janko Tipsarevic

Won

6-2

3-6

4-6

6-1

6-1

25-9

French Open

Rd 2

Gastin Gaudio

Won

4-6

3-6

6-2

6-4

6-2

24-9

Davis Cup

First Rd

Vleigen

Lost

6-4

4-6

6-3

3-6

4-6

23-9

Davis Cup

First Rd

Olivier Rochus

Won

6-2

6-3

6-7

3-6

6-1

23-8

Australian Open

Round 1

Michael Russell

Won

3-6

2-6

6-3

6-3

6-3

22-8

2006

Davis Cup

S/Finals

Jose Acasuso

Lost

6-1

4-6

6-4

2-6

1-6

21-8

US Open

Round 4

Richard Gasquet

Won

6-4

6-4

4-6

3-6

6-3

21-7

Wimbledon

Round 2

Hyung-Taik Lee

Won

6-7

6-2

7-6

6-7

6-4

20-7

Australian Open

Round 1

Robin Vik

Won

6-4

2-6

5-7

7-6

6-3

19-7

2005

US Open

Q/Finals

Jarko Nieminen

Won

2-6

6-1

3-6

6-3

6-1

18-7

US Open

Round 3

Taylor Dent

Won

6-3

3-6

6-7

6-2

7-5

17-7

Australian Open

Q/Finals

David Nalbandian

Won

6-3

6-2

1-6

3-6

10-8

16-7

Australian Open

Round 4

Rafael Nadal

Won

7-5

3-6

1-6

7-6

6-2

15-7

2004

French Open

Round 3

Martin Verkerk

Won

6-2

3-6

4-6

6-2

6-1

14-7

2003

Davis Cup

Final

Juan Carlos Ferrero

Won

3-6

6-3

3-6

7-6

6-2

13-7

Davis Cup

S/Finals

Roger Federer

Won

5-7

2-6

7-6

7-5

6-1

12-7

French Open

Round 3

Tommy Robredo

Lost

6-4

6-1

3-6

2-6

3-6

11-7

Australian Open

Round 1

Magnus Larsson

Won

6-3

3-6

6-1

6-7

6-2

11-6

2002

Masters Cup

Final

Juan Carlos Ferrero

Won

7-5

7-5

2-6

2-6

6-4

10-6

US Open

Round 3

James Blake

Won

6-7

6-3

6-4

3-6

6-3

9-6

Wimbledon

Q/Finals

Sjeng Schalken

Won

6-2

6-2

6-7

1-6

7-5

8-6

2001

Davis Cup

Final

Nicolas Escude

Lost

6-4

3-6

6-3

3-6

4-6

7-6

US Open

Q/Finals

Andy Roddick

Won

6-7

6-3

6-4

3-6

6-4

7-5

US Open

Round 2

James Blake

Won

6-4

3-6

2-6

6-3

6-0

6-5

Wimbledon

Round 4

Nicolas Escude

Lost

6-4

4-6

3-6

6-4

4-6

5-5

Wimbledon

Round 2

Taylor Dent

Won

1-6

7-5

6-3

6-7

6-3

5-4

French Open

Round 4

Guillermo Canas

Won

3-6

6-7

6-2

6-3

6-3

4-4

Australian Open

Round 3

Carlos Moya

Lost

6-1

1-6

7-5

2-6

5-7

3-4

Australian Open

Round 1

Jonas Bjorkman

Won

7-5

4-6

2-6

6-3

6-2

3-3

2000

Davis Cup

Final

Albert Costa

Won

3-6

6-1

2-6

6-4

6-4

2-3

Stuttgart

Final

Wayne Ferreira

Lost

6-7

6-3

7-6

6-7

2-6

1-3

French Open

Round 2

Markus Hantschk

Won

2-6

6-3

3-6

6-2

6-3

1-2

1999

US Open

Round 3

Andrei Medvedev

Lost

6-3

3-6

6-3

4-6

3-6

0-2

French Open

Round 1

Martin Rodriguez

Lost

6-4

4-6

4-6

6-4

4-6

0-1